GOVERNOR BRUCE RAUNER IS SIGNING “GABBY’S LAW”…NAMED AFTER A FIVE YEAR OLD GIRL WHO DIED OF SEPSIS.

GABBY GALBO OF MONTICELLO PASSED AWAY IN 2012 DUE TO UNTREATED SEPSIS. THIS NEW LAW, SPONSORED BY SENATOR CHAPIN ROSE (right) OF CHAMPAIGN, REQUIRES ILLINOIS HOSPITALS TO BE BETTER PREPARED TO RECOGNIZE AND TREAT PATIENTS WITH THE INFECTION.

GABBY’S PARENTS…TONY AND LIZ GALBO…HAVE LOBBIED HARD FOR THE BILL.

SYMPTOMS OF SEPSIS INCLUDE EXTREME PAIN, FEVER, SHIVERING, FEELING SLEEPY AND CONFUSED AND SKIN DISCOLORATION. IT’S THE THIRD LEADING CAUSE OF THE DEATH IN THE U-S.