A Kentucky mother who lost all four limbs to sepsis was gifted a new, affordable home after an “army” of generous volunteers donated their time and money to build it.
Lucinda Mullins, 41, became a quadruple amputee last year after developing a serious infection following a routine operation to remove kidney stones.
Her plight motivated her local community and those further afield to come together to help create a custom home that would suit her new condition.
A cash donation of $320,000 combined with another $550,000 in donated goods was used to help build the property.
The 7,000-square-foot accessible smart home was built in just ten days using 98 percent donated labor.
Quadruple amputee Lucinda Mullins, 41, has been given a new accessible home thanks to an army of volunteers and donations.
It sits on 20 acres of land and features top of the line appliances and finishes.
A heartwarming video showed the moment the mother-of-two was carried across the threshold by her DJ husband.
“This is more than I could have ever dreamed of,” Mullins told the tearful crowd of 600 who gathered to watch the groundbreaking of the Stanford property on Wednesday.
“There are not enough words to thank you all. I thank you from the bottom of my heart. Our prayers have been answered.”
Meanwhile her husband was too excited to speak.
Mullins, a mother of two, was able to take her first unaided steps in June thanks to prosthetic legs.
A cash donation of $320,000 combined with another $550,000 in donated goods was used to help build 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 children, was overwhelmed with gratitude at the unveiling on Wednesday.
He has also recently been fitted with robotic arms that move when he shrugs.
Photos posted on GoFundMe to raise money for her adaptive equipment show her using the black metal arm to grab items from a basket.
The moves mark a major milestone for Mullins, a nurse who had to have her limbs amputated after suffering an infection during a routine operation to remove kidney stones before Christmas.
She and her husband have previously described to DailyMail.com how she became dizzy and collapsed after having the stent removed, and 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 and that her organs had begun to shut down. Doctors stabilized her and put her on a ventilator before transferring her to a larger hospital in Lexington.
The home has been outfitted with modifications and smart appliances to help the family cope with Mullins’ new condition.
The house sits on a 20-acre lot in the town of Stanford, Kentucky.
The house was built in just ten days using mostly volunteer labor.
Around 600 people gathered to witness the opening of the house on Wednesday.
For a week, Mullins “wasn’t moving, wasn’t talking, wasn’t responding,” DJ said.
“They said I was on the edge of a cliff and that the situation was going to get worse.”
Over the next few days, as his organ function began to improve, blisters appeared on his extremities.
When he regained consciousness, doctors told Mullins he would survive the infection, at the cost of his hands and legs.
She then underwent a series of amputations that culminated in the removal of her forearms in February.