Kentucky nurse Lucinda Mullins, 41, makes huge progress as she shares pictures doing SIT UPS - three months after losing all four limbs due to sepsis

A Kentucky nurse who lost all four limbs after routine kidney surgery has shared pictures of her doing sit-ups ahead of getting her prosthetics.

Lucinda Mullins, 41, lost all her limbs when doctors had to amputate to save her life when a kidney stone infection led to blood poisoning in December.

The mother of two from Ferguson has been making daily progress since she was moved to the Cardinal Hill Rehabilitation Hospital in Lexington.

Lucinda 'Cindy Williams, 41, lost all four limbs after routine kidney surgery, has made huge progress and is pictured doing a sit-up routine as she prepares for her prosthetics

Mullins is pictured working with a specialist at the rehabilitation center working on stretching and strength training exercises - before she is fitted for her prosethetics

The Mullins family pictured during a family picnic before the mom-of-two became an amputee 

Mullins is pictured working with a specialist performing stretching and strength training exercises, before she is fitted for her prosthetics  - in  a series of photos shared on her GoFundMe.

Heather Beshears, who started the fundraiser, provides daily updates on Mullin's progress. On Tuesday, she wrote: 'Zero days off for this chic. So impressive !!!!!'

The GoFundMe that was created on December 18, 2023 - days after the near-fatal event - has raised thousands, but more is needed to help pay for Mullins medical costs and recovery.

Described as 'a lovely, caring, brave and beautiful young lady,' Mullins devoted husband, DJ, and her two young children have been at her side including, extended family and friends.

The fundraiser has received more than 4.8K donations and as of Tuesday more than $309,000 has been raised towards their goal of $350,000.

The funds will go towards Mullins extensive medical bills, and to help the family transform their home so it would be livable for Mullins.

Beshears, the fundraiser's organizer wrote  'the cost of all this can be overwhelming.'  

'We started this fundraiser because we want to support our hero Cindy, as well as her husband DJ who has been by her side every step of the way,' she wrote, in part.

 'Cindy and her family will have to make a few adjustments to their home to accommodate Cindy's needs as well as her prosthetics and adaptive equipment.'

She shared that their two young children miss their mother and father since the harrowing ordeal, and asked for the public's continued support in her recovery.  

'Let's help ease their burden while they heal and get back to their lives. We hope to be able to allow Cindy to focus on her recovery,' she wrote.

Many supporters have shared messages of love, support and healing for Mullin's long journey. 

Cindy, her husband DJ, and their two young sons before the sepsis that nearly killed her

One person wrote:  'Your story, your optimism and your faith has inspired me. I wish you receive all the help you need during this tough time. God Bless.'

'Saw your story on Candace Owens' show. You are an incredibly strong woman. I doubt I would be able to handle your situation with your grace. Good luck and God Bless,' another person wrote.

Through physical therapy, she can now sit up, lift her arms to scratch her nose, drive with her head, booty scoot all over the place and scroll through her messages.

In an interview with Good Morning America earlier this year, Mullins talked about what she would do when she returned home and explained what had gone wrong with her stone removal.

She explained that she had opted for an elective kidney stone and the doctor had left a temporary stent in her body following the surgery to prevent blockage.

Cindy Mullins, 41, awoke from sedation just before Christmas to find doctors had amputated all four limbs in a desperate bid to save her life after a kidney stone infection led to blood poisoning 

Following doctor's orders, she removed the stent at home, began to feel sick and was found on the floor by her husband, DJ.

Mullins was immediately rushed to a hospital and doctors began performing tests on her.

The former nurse said: 'They checked my blood pressure and it was 50 over 31, and in my mind, I knew that was not good. They started IVs on both arms, and I don't remember anything after that.'

To stabilize her condition, she was placed on a ventilator before she was able to be transferred to a larger hospital in Lexington. Her family was then notified that she was in a dire situation.

Mullins was then put on dialysis to help her kidneys and an ECMO machine to give her heart and lungs time to rest and heal.

'My husband and sister were there and they told them that I was on the edge of a cliff and it was about to get worse before it got better. After the surgery, I was put on ECMO and dialysis, and was still on the ventilator,' Mullins recalled.

While her organs were receiving the support they needed, her legs and arms began to develop blisters.

By the time she was removed from the ventilator, her legs and arms had severely deteriorated and had to be amputated.

'When they told me that was going to happen, that I was going to lose my hands and my feet, I wasn't angry. I had a peace about me. I just felt God's presence saying, 'It's going to be OK. You're alive. This is what has happened,' and I wasn't upset about it.

 'Doctors tell me they can't put a percentage on how close I was to actually dying, and then me doing as well as I am after being on ventilator, ECMO and dialysis... for me to be doing that well, as fast I did, is yet another miracle

'It was just one of those things where they explain all the bad things that can happen when you have surgery, and I was that rare case was really healthy,' Mullins said.

'The doctor I used to work with, he kind of was like, 'This is what they had to do to save your life. This is what's happened'.

'I just said these are the cards I've been dealt and this is the hand I'm going to play.

'I'm just so happy to be alive. I get to see my kids. I get to see my family. I get to have my time with my husband. Those are minor things at this point,' she said.