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A Kentucky mom who lost all four limbs due to sepsis has been gifted a brand new accessible home after an 'army' of kindhearted volunteers gave up their time and money to build it.
Lucinda Mullins, 41, became a quadruple amputee last year after developing a severe infection following a routine operation to get kidney stones removed.
Her plight motivated her local community and those further afield to rally to help create a custom home to accommodate her new condition.
A $320,000 cash donation combined with a further $550,000 worth of donated goods was used to help build the property.
The 7,000 square foot, accessible smart home was constructed in just ten days using 98 percent donated labor.
Quadruple amputee Lucinda Mullins, 41, has been gifted a brand new accessible home thanks to an army of volunteers and donations
It sits on 20 acres of land and features top of the line appliances and finishes.
Heartwarming video showed the moment the mom-of-two was carried over the threshold by her husband DJ.
'This is more than I ever could have dreamed,' a tearful Mullins told the crowd of 600 people who gathered to watch the unveiling of the property in Stanford on Wednesday.
'There are not enough words to say thank you to every body. One big thank you from the bottom of my heart. Our prayers have been answered.'
Her husband meanwhile was too overcome with emotion to speak.
Mullins, a mother of two boys, managed to take her first steps unaided back in June thanks to prosthetic legs.
A $320,000 cash donation combined with a further $550,000 worth of donated goods was used to help build the property
The mom-of-two lost her limbs after developing sepsis following a routine kidney stone removal operation
Mullins, pictured with her husband DJ and their two boys, was overcome with gratitude at the unveiling on Wednesday
She has also recently been retrofitted with robotic arms that move when she shrugs her shoulders.
Photos posted to a GoFundMe raising money for her adaptive equipment show her using the black metallic arm to grab items from a basket.
The movements mark huge milestones for Mullins, a nurse herself, who had to get her limbs amputated after she became septic during a routine operation to get kidney stones removed before Christmas.
She and her husband have previously described to DailyMail.com how she became dizzy and collapsed after she pulled her stent out, and her blood pressure dropped to dangerously low levels.
Mullins was immediately rushed to a local hospital, where doctors discovered that an unremoved kidney stone had become infected.
She was told that she had gone into septic shock, with her organs beginning to shut down. Doctors stabilized her and placed on a ventilator before she was transported to a larger hospital in Lexington.
The home has been fitted with modifications and smart appliances to help the family negotiate Mullins' new condition
The home sits on a 20 acre lot in the Kentucky city of Stanford
The home was constructed in just ten days using mostly volunteer labor
Around 600 people gathered to watch the unveiling of the home on Wednesday
For a week, Mullins 'wasn't moving, wasn't talking, wasn't responding,' DJ said.
'They said she was on the edge of a cliff and it was about to get worse.'
Over the next several days, while her organ function began to improve, blisters broke out across her limbs.
When she was conscious again, doctors told Mullins that she would survive the infection - at the cost of her hands and legs.
She then underwent a series of amputations concluding with the removal of her lower arms in February.
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