“I’m so honored to receive the Erin Kay Flatley Spirit Award and to keep Erin’s spirit alive by helping others learn the signs and symptoms of sepsis, so they can get to the doctor right away,” said Angelica.Įrin Kay Flatley, an aspiring school teacher, died suddenly of sepsis when she was 23 years old. Now, in partnership with Sepsis Alliance, Angelica is helping others by raising sepsis awareness through It’s About TIME™, a national initiative to create broader awareness of sepsis and the importance of urgency in seeking treatment when signs and symptoms are recognized. Fortunately, she got the treatment she needed in time and went on to sing her way to the finals of the 12 th season of America’s Got Talent. In the United States, sepsis affects 1.7 million people a year and takes a life every two minutes.Īt the age of 4, Angelica developed a bacterial infection in her lungs that progressed into double pneumonia, which then led to sepsis and caused organ failure.
Angelica is being recognized for using her voice, as a Sepsis Celebrity Advocate, to help raise awareness of sepsis – the body’s life-threatening response to infection – as well as the importance of recognizing the signs and symptoms of sepsis quickly. San Diego, Calif, J– Sepsis Alliance, the nation’s leading sepsis organization, today named sepsis survivor and America’s Got Talent finalist Angelica Hale, the winner of the 2018 Erin Kay Flatley Spirit Award. Carl Flatley, Sepsis Alliance founder, in memory of his daughter Erin Kay Flatley who unnecessarily passed away from sepsis The Erin Kay Flatley Spirit Award was created by Dr. JSepsis Alliance Announces Angelica Hale, Sepsis Survivor and America’s Got Talent Finalist, as the 2018 Erin Kay Flatley Spirit Award Winner for Using her Voice to Raise Awareness and Drive Urgency Around Recognizing the Signs of Sepsis