A Kentucky mother who lost all four of her limbs to sepsis has been given a brand new accessible home after an “army” of kind volunteers invested their time and money to build it.
Lucinda Mullins, 41, underwent four amputations last year after developing a serious infection following routine surgery to remove kidney stones.
Her situation motivated the local community and people living further afield to work together to build a custom home that accommodated her new condition.
A donation of $320,000 in cash and another $550,000 in donated goods were used to build the property.
The 6,500-square-foot accessible smart home was built in just ten days, with 98 percent donated labor.
Quadruple amputee Lucinda Mullins, 41, has been given a brand new accessible home thanks to an army of volunteers and donations
It is set on 20 hectares of land and features top-of-the-range equipment and finishes.
Heartwarming video shows the moment the mother of two is carried over the threshold by her husband DJ.
“This is more than I could ever have imagined,” a tearful Mullins told the crowd of 600 people who gathered Wednesday to attend the unveiling of the Stanford estate.
“There are not enough words to thank everyone. A big thank you from the bottom of my heart. Our prayers have been answered.”
Her husband, meanwhile, was too emotional to speak.
Mullins, a mother of two boys, was able to take her first steps unaided in June thanks to prosthetics.
A donation of $320,000 in cash, combined with another $550,000 in donated goods, was used to assist in the construction of the property
The mother of two lost her limbs after developing sepsis following a routine operation to remove kidney stones
Mullins, pictured with her husband DJ and their two boys, was overcome with gratitude at the unveiling on Wednesday
She has also recently been fitted with robotic arms that move when she shrugs.
Photos posted to a GoFundMe campaign to raise money for her modified equipment show her using the black metal arm to reach items from a basket.
The moves are major milestones for Mullins, a nurse herself, who had to have her limbs amputated after becoming septic during routine surgery for kidney stones and had kidney stones removed before Christmas.
She and her husband previously told DailyMail.com how she became dizzy and collapsed after her stent was removed, and how her blood pressure dropped to dangerously low levels.
Mullins was immediately taken to a local hospital, where doctors discovered that an unremoved kidney stone had become infected.
She was told she had gone into septic shock, where her organs were starting to shut down. Doctors stabilized her and put her on a ventilator before she was transferred to a larger hospital in Lexington.
The home features modifications and smart devices to help the family negotiate Mullins’ new terms
The house is located on a 20-acre plot of land in the town of Stanford, Kentucky
The house was built in just ten days, largely with the help of volunteers
About 600 people gathered on Wednesday to attend the unveiling of the house
Mullins did not move, speak or respond for a week, DJ said.
“They said she was on the edge of a cliff and it was going to get worse.”
Over the next few days, her organ functions began to improve, but blisters developed on her limbs.
When she regained consciousness, doctors told Mullins she would survive the infection, but it would be at the cost of her hands and legs.
She subsequently underwent a series of amputations, including having her forearms amputated in February.