BIG-HEARTED Central Fifers have been continuing to dig deep to raise money for Crosshill woman Marguerite Henderson.

Nearly £40,000 has already been raised for the sepsis survivor, who had to have her limbs amputated after getting a paper cut.

The 55-year-old contracted the illness and was placed in an induced coma for a week as her family was told by doctors to prepare for the worst.

Marguerite managed to pull through and her family is now trying to raise money to help her buy a bionic hand, prosthetic legs and an electric wheelchair.

Staff at Lochgelly’s Co-op store handed over a total of £1,000 to Marguerite this week to boost the fundraising effort.

The store’s assistant manager, Fiona Folks, said they were delighted to be able to help.

“It was just through fundraising events throughout the year and we had quite an amount,” she said.

“We had just kept it for a good cause coming up so when we heard about Marguerite, we thought there was nothing better than to put our money into her appeal.”

The Old Ship Inn, also in Lochgelly, has also raised £1,000 to help and plans to hand over the cash in the coming weeks.

Owner Robert Paxton said the money was raised through a recent charity concert.

“The concert was held in the pub and went very well,” he told the Times.

“It was a local fellow, Brian Hodge, who did the disc jockeying and Kelly Smith, a Lochgelly lad who now lives in Kelty and is a well-known artiste, who performed.”

The fundraising is set to continue this weekend with a charity concert taking place in Lodge Minto 385 on Sunday.

Local performers will be taking to the stage from 2pm and tickets are £5 and are available on the door or from lodge members.

Back in April, the Times reported that a fundraising page had been set up by Marguerite’s eldest daughter, Kim Donnachie, who said the paper cut which caused her mother’s infection was “miniscule” and it led to her being unable to walk.

She was rushed to hospital in February and the following day was taken into intensive care as her organs began to fail.

Her family were told initially she would be put in a coma for a couple of days and she would wake up better.

But as soon a she was put under, the family were taken into a room and told that she may pass away.

Sepsis is the primary cause of death from infection around the world and claims about 40,000 lives in the UK each year.

The condition is triggered by an infection. Common signs and symptoms include fever, increased heart rate, increased breathing rate, and confusion.

Anyone wanting to donate can do so at www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/kim-donnachie.