Warwick Davis opened up about his wife Sam’s frightening sepsis battle and said he had gathered their family to say goodbye to her.
After struggling with a mysterious illness, Sam was diagnosed with life-threatening sepsis in 2019 before a family vacation.
She developed several symptoms, including itching and exhaustion, but she was soon unable to stand, and it was then that Warwick called a doctor outside of hours, who acted quickly.
“Luckily for us, our doctor recognized Sam’s symptoms and told us to go to A&E immediately with a suspected case of sepsis,” he said.
She was rushed for emergency surgery, but Warwick thought moments before he would have to say goodbye to his wife.
He added to The Sun: ‘Our family came together next to her bed; although optimistic, we kind of said goodbye in case Sam did not survive. ‘
Fortunately, the operation was successful. After Sam was discharged, Warwick cared for her for months, mixing vials of antibiotics and carefully feeding them through a drip into her heart.
He also consulted with The UK Sepsis Trust on how to best care for his wife during her recovery.
While Sam is much better now, he said she still feels many of the consequences of sepsis and that the two now never take life for granted.
Warwick and Sam have been married since 1991, after meeting her family while filming his 1998 movie Willow, and they share two children, Annabelle and Harrison.
The actor’s dwarfism is caused by spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita (SED), a rare genetic condition that results in short stature and skeletal disorders. Warwick and Sam’s children also have SED.
Sam has achondroplasia, a genetic condition that can slow the growth of bone in the cartilage of the growth plate.
Warwick is best known for roles in films such as Willow and the Harry Potter franchise, and now hosts the game show Tenable.
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