Share Allison managed to walk 40 yards outside her house last month, which she said has spurred her on to build a future with David, her sons, aged 24 and 22, and David's 24-year-old daughter. She said: 'People are often saying I'm an inspiration for reaching that far - but I just had to do it. You just have to.' Allison and her partner David, who has been furloughed since December from his job as an aviation ground operations manager, have also launched a GoFundMe page to help her regain her independence. Allison, from Hartlepool, County Durham, (pictured with partner David) had meningococcal septicaemia, which triggered sepsis, a life-threatening response to infection