# Mandy Mccracken

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Mandy McCracken (Quadruple Amputee to Sepsis) | #38

In 2013, Mandy McCracken felt a slight fever coming on. She didn’t know then she would soon lose her hands and feet and spend 10 gruelling months in hospital recovering rom Sepsis. Since then Mandy has been on a long and sometimes difficult journey learning to live as a quadruple amputee, and she n…

Stories from the Crest Episode 1: Mandy McCracken and Max Walter

Welcome to the first episode of Stories from the Crest. In this episode hosts Fraser and Claudia speak to inspiring disability advocate Mandy McCracken, and award-winning cinematographer Max Walter. Time codes: 1:31 - Introduction2:08 - Mandy McCracken25:09 - Max Walter

Life as a quadruple amputee and more – Mandy McCracken

Mandy's life changed completely in 2013 when she fell terribly ill with sepsis. Since then, with prosthetic replacements for all four limbs, she has learned to walk and drive again, and she doesn't want applause for living her life like everyone else (CW: mention of suicide)

S2 Ep19. Mandy McCracken shares how Sepsis took all 4 of her limbs, but blood donors saved her life.

Mandy McCracken became unwell with what she thought was the flu. Within days she would be in an Intensive Care Unit fighting for her life from Sepsis which would progressively attempt to destroy her body. It was miracle that Mandy survived. Sepsis resulted in the amputation of all of Mandy's limbs …

Get Started: Creating A Roadmap For Newly Disabled People with Mandy McCracken

Twelve years ago, Mandy McCracken’s life changed overnight, leaving her with limited guidance on how to navigate her new reality as a disabled person. Now, through Get Started Disability Support Australia, Mandy is on a mission to help others who have just acquired a disability, providing the pract…

Acquiring a Disability: Intimacy, Reimagined

When Mandy McCracken acquired sepsis and lost both her hands and feet, her world was turned completely upside down. Overnight, she lost not just her limbs, but the physical ease and emotional familiarity that had defined her relationship with her husband. The couple found themselves having to rebui…

Life as a quadruple amputee and more – Mandy McCracken

Mandy's life changed completely in 2013 when she fell terribly ill with sepsis. Since then, with prosthetic replacements for all four limbs, she has learned to walk and drive again, and she doesn't want applause for living her life like everyone else (CW: mention of suicide)

Mandy McCracken ahead of the Get Started Disability and Beyond Workshops in Shepparton

This interview first aired on Friday the 12th of September, 2025 on ONE FM 98.5 Shepparton. One FM breakfast announcer Plemo interviews quadruple amputee, Mandy McCracken about her story and the Get Started Disability and Beyond workshops coming to Shepparton. Hey Shepparton, Are you new to disa…

A Conversation with Mandy McCracken 🎧

“I had no say in the amputations because my hands and feet were dead… The only say I would have is if I didn’t have them amputated, I wouldn’t be here today. So there was no choice,” Mandy explains. Mandy McCracken’s life was completely upended by a sudden medical emergency. She did not lose her [……