How Tom Ray survived after he has ravaged by killer sepsis. Every year sepsis claims the lives of thousands of Britons, while many others are left with truly devastating injuries. Much of this suffering is needless, as the condition which causes the immune system to go into overdrive is simple to treat if caught in time. The consequences of a delay are revealed in an extraordinarily powerful new book by Tom Ray, who nearly died, aged 3. Struggle Tom Ray is lucky to have survived, but was left disfigured  after developing sepsis. He survived, but suffered catastrophic damage and the scriptwriter now works in a call centre. Here Tom, 5. 5, who is married to Nicola and has two children, aged 2. Steve Jobs was legendary for knowing what he wanted and leaning on his designers until he got it. But according to a new book on the history of the iPhone, he. TOMS STORYFor the best part of three months, I am in a coma. Later, I learn that Nic visits me every day, but for all that time, Im just lying there, to all intents and purposes, dead. Ive got tubes sticking out of me. The sound of the machines and of my mechanical breathing are the only things that break the silence. My lower legs and my lower arms are gone. The lower half of my face, from where the bridge of my nose should be, is completely wrapped in bandages. There is no bump where my nose should be its flat. Its been cut away. The chin shape is odd, too, as if its missing. There is a slit for my mouth, which has a steel mechanism holding it open so the remaining muscles dont shrink into a tiny black hole. I have no lips.  But for three months I am oblivious to all this. Then, eventually, the light of life and the din of existence return to me. 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Confusion comes in bursts, followed by sudden lapses into deep sleep. When I finally come to, I find whats left of me lying in a side room in Peterborough District Hospitals plastic surgery unit. Tragic Its believed that Mr Ray pictured with son Freddie developed sepsis from a nick to his gum during a dental visit combined with a chest infection. I cant feel my arms and legs, theres something wrong with my face that I cant quite understand, and I dont know who I am I dont know who anyone is. I do recall that there was a woman its Nic, of course who came to sit beside my bed a while ago, and she put the palm of her hand on my shoulder. She had dark hair and the kindest smile. I have the sense that she likes and cares for me. Occasionally, it occurs to me that I should move, but Im tethered to the bed by a system of tubes and wires. I cant speak, so I cant ask anyone what has happened to me, but after a few days my eyes come to rest on a white board screwed to the wall by the doorway, and its headed up with the name Tom Ray, ringing very distant bells in my brain. Its possible I know him. Throughout the day and all through the night, there is a continuous procession of nurses and doctors. Billy-Connolly-972785.jpg' alt='Funny Comedian Videos Sir Billi ' title='Funny Comedian Videos Sir Billi ' />Strangers appear in front of me or behind my head, where I cant see them. Life changing Mr Ray lost his mouth as the condition ravaged his facial features within days Im visited by doctors, surgeons, registrars, anaesthetists, prosthetists, physiotherapists, nurses, nutritionists, psychotherapists, wound specialists, phlebotomists, chaplains and all kinds of volunteers. These people talk at me, imparting all kinds of information, but I can scarcely take any of it in. All I can do is wonder why Im here and how I can get up and walk away. Night is the worst time. As the silence approaches, I worry about this Tom Ray person. He must have been a dodgy driver to have crashed his car so badly for theres no doubt that his predicament could only be the result of a motorway smash. It concerns me that he might have killed someone on the road. I cry in the dark, then, and think of the loving eyes of that woman who sits with me every day. I dont know who she is, but I hope shell keep coming. Im being drip fed serious amounts of sedative and other medication and my head is mashed, from weeks in a medically induced coma and the damage done by the infection, but slowly I emerge. It takes days to work out that I no longer have hands and feet. The very fact I dont have to get up to go to the loo makes me realise the damage has been so severe, Im no longer the person I was. Gift of life Toms baby daughter Grace was just a newborn when her father nearly succumbed to the dangerous condition dubbed the silent killerOne day the kind woman brings a baby. Hey. she says, softly. I try to speak, but nothing comes out just a sort of croaking, animal sound. Eventually, I manage to gurgle a name Nic. My face is so badly disfigured, its too difficult for my daughter to understand what has happened. Shes not old enough to rationalise and she wont visit me. Tom Ray She nods. I try to make sense of the situation by describing it aloud You are Nic and I am Tom, and I am so sorry I never married you. In fact, wed got married 1. I became ill Nic was nine months pregnant not that I could remember this, either. Youve been ill, Tom. So, so ill, she tells me. Am I dying No. She says no, with a tiny shake of her head, and I see her eyes fill with tears. Say hello to your new son, Tom. Hes six weeks old. My daughter Grace is nearly three and Id spent huge amounts of time with her since her birth, giving up my job to be a househusband and scriptwriter, while Nic ran our video production business. But since I became ill, I never see her. My face is so badly disfigured, its too difficult for her to understand what has happened. Shes not old enough to rationalise and she wont visit me. For my part, I have no memory of Grace, but Nic brings photographs, and tales of the father I have been. Soon, I come to realise that this little girl really needs me and I beg Nic to bring her. I think its then, when she replies, that I really start to take in the full extent of the tragedy were living through. Family ties Toma partner, Nic, pictured with their daughter Grace as their worlds changed  Shes too frightened, Tom. She wouldnt want to see you. Nic says. I havent been able to look in a mirror, avoiding it at first because it never occurs to me that there is anything wrong, and then because when I ask people to describe what they see, their own faces become screwed up, embarrassed. Occasionally, a new nurse appears in my hospital room to wash and dress me. They open the curtains, saying something chirpy, turn, and pull back my covers. I try not to look in their eyes, or hear their sharp intake of breath. So, in heartbreaking scenes, Grace is brought to hover outside my doorway, and we just call out to each other. I long to hug her, to hold her. Until I can do this, I cant be whole again, or be the person I am meant to be. But then, one afternoon after Ive been in hospital for four months, Grace suddenly asks Nic Will I see my daddy todayWe think she is ready. The day she comes, her two grandmothers come, too. Nic asks them to wait outside first, to see if I am ready. But Grace breaks free and too late, she has reached the door of my room and slipped inside. I see her, and she sees me. Our eyes lock. Her mouth drops open. Determined Nic pictured at Toms bedside in the hospital as he recovers from his ordeal. Nic has been trying to straighten my bedclothes, but she senses something is wrong as my body tenses and I scramble to sit up. She turns towards the doorway. Grace looks from me to her mum, then starts to back away. She mouths a question Wheres my daddy Looking directly towards me, she repeats Wheres my daddy Theres a reassuring softness in Nics voice as she says Grace, hes here, in front of you. This is your daddy. I try to smile, although the tightness of the amputated lower half of my face is exacerbated into a gormless, monstrous grimace. Tom Ray Grace stares at me for what seems like an eternity. I try to smile, although the tightness of the amputated lower half of my face is exacerbated into a gormless, monstrous grimace. In a Rare Moment of Self Doubt, Steve Jobs Wanted a Back Button on the i. Phone. Steve Jobs was legendary for knowing what he wanted and leaning on his designers until he got it. But according to a new book on the history of the i. Phone, he insisted that it should have a back button. After one of his people presented a good argument for the distinctive single home button, he backed down. The One Device The Secret History of the i. Phone by Brian Merchant has been getting a lot of attention and it sounds like a pretty decent attempt at covering the insider story at a company thats notoriously difficult to get inside of. Among Merchants findings is this little gem The touch based phone, which was originally supposed to be nothing but screen, was going to need at least one button. We all know it well today the Home button. But Steve Jobs wanted it to have two he felt theyd need a back button for navigation. Chaudhri argued that it was all about generating trust and predictability. One button that does the same thing every time you press it it shows you your stuff. Again, that came down to a trust issue, Chaudhri says, that people could trust the device to do what they wanted it to do. Part of the problem with other phones was the features were buried in menus, they were too complex. A back button could complicate matters too, he told Jobs. I won that argument, Chaudhri says. And thus, history was made. The single home button was decided, plus Steve Jobs doubted his own instincts and listened to someone else. Whats interesting is that the i. Phone sort of set the template for all the subsequent smartphones to come. But Android competitors did throw on a back button. Adding extra stuff is basically the Android way. The simplicity of the i. Phone kept it distinctive. At least in that one moment, Chaudhri understood the Apple way better than Steve. Its a perfect time for that little story to come to light because it looks like were about to see the home buttons demise. Smartphone accessory maker Mobile. Fun has a reputation for accurately leaking i. Phone details months in advance. This weekend, the company posted a listing for an i. Phone 8 tempered glass screen protector It certainly looks like this is the best evidence yet that the home button is officially dead.