{"id":6229,"date":"2024-11-13T00:22:33","date_gmt":"2024-11-13T00:22:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hectorkott.com\/?p=6229"},"modified":"2024-11-13T00:22:33","modified_gmt":"2024-11-13T00:22:33","slug":"unidentified-virus-left-girl-3-unable-to-walk-talk-or-eat-on-her-own","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hectorkott.com\/?p=6229","title":{"rendered":"Unidentified virus left girl, 3, unable to walk, talk or eat on her own"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Naomi rushed Daisy-Rae to hospital after she began showing odd symptoms (Picture: PA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A three-year-old little girl may never walk, talk or eat on her own again after \u2018common cold\u2019 left her with lifelong brain damage.<\/p>\n

Naomi Wall, 29, from Essex<\/a>, said her three-year-old daughter, Daisy-Rae Reid, \u2018loved\u2019 food and running around before she began vomiting and struggling to stay awake in April.<\/p>\n

The mum initially thought it was a bug, but decided to take Daisy to hospital after she began showing \u2018weakness\u2019 and \u2018tremors\u2019 on her left side.<\/p>\n

Naomi and her partner, 36-year-old plasterer Matthew Reid, were initially sent home with antibiotics as doctors suspected tonsillitis.<\/p>\n

After Daisy\u2019s condition worsened and she struggled to retain consciousness, Naomi called an ambulance and her daughter was taken to hospital again, where a CT scan revealed she had encephalitis \u2013 swelling and inflammation on her brain caused by an infection.<\/p>\n

Daisy was blue-lighted to Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, where it was found she had a weakened immune system and had caught an unidentified virus, that doctors likened to a common cold, which had in turn attacked her brain.<\/p>\n

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Naomi\u2019s sister has set up a GoFundMe for Daisy\u2019s condition (Picture: PA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The virus left her with a brain injury which has resulted in brain damage and dystonia \u2013 the name for uncontrolled and sometimes painful muscle movements which can be a lifelong issue.<\/p>\n

After being discharged from hospital and spending 12 weeks at a rehabilitation centre, the family have been told there is no guarantee Daisy will ever walk, talk or eat by herself again \u2013 and her parents were told there was a \u2018high chance\u2019 she would not remember who they are.<\/p>\n

Naomi\u2019s sister has set up a GoFundMe page to raise awareness of Daisy\u2019s condition and to support Naomi and Matthew, who have two other children, Ronnie-Frederick, one, and Lily-Mai, nine.<\/p>\n

Naomi said: \u2018I feel absolutely devastated because Daisy before, she loved her food, loved running around, having fun, doing ordinary toddler stuff. We\u2019ve been told there\u2019s no guarantee she will ever walk, talk or eat again.<\/p>\n

\u2018I would give absolutely anything just to have her back to herself again\u2026 I would give anything to have her walking, and hearing her voice on old videos just breaks my heart.\u2019<\/p>\n

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Her parents care for her full time (Picture: PA)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Encephalitis is an uncommon but serious condition in which the brain becomes inflamed, according to the NHS, and it can be caused by viral, bacterial or fungal infections, or a problem with the immune system \u2013 but the condition can leave some with long-term problems caused by brain damage.<\/p>\n

She added: \u2018We were also told she would never be able to breathe on her own and there was a high chance she would never know who me or her dad was.<\/p>\n

\u2018They found she had tested positive for a virus, similar to a common cold, but they were not too sure what had caused it all. They said her immune system was really, really weak, which is why it had impacted her brain rather than her immune system.\u2019<\/p>\n

Naomi said Daisy\u2019s dystonia started to present itself during this time, and she would \u2018cry and scream\u2019 in pain for weeks.<\/p>\n

\u2018She was constantly in pain every single day \u2013 her medication list is probably longer than my whole arm,\u2019 Naomi said. <\/p>\n

On July 2, Daisy was transferred back to a hospital closer to the family\u2019s home and Naomi noticed she seemed to become \u2018very settled\u2019. <\/p>\n

\u2018She then began to give people high-fives and we saw her smile again for the first time in 15 weeks, so it was absolutely amazing,\u2019 she said.<\/p>\n

Naomi added Daisy has since been able to recognise herself and Matthew, saying she would cry when they left the room and \u2018stare\u2019 when they came back.<\/p>\n

From there, Daisy spent 12 weeks at a rehabilitation centre in Tadworth, Surrey, starting on July 31.<\/p>\n

She was able to consume pureed food, having previously been fed through a tube, and regain control of her head, left hand and was able to grasp objects with her right hand.<\/p>\n

Daisy was able to return home in October, where her parents have been giving her round-the-clock care.<\/p>\n

\u2018It\u2019s been a massive struggle, we have to set alarms all throughout the night to make sure we\u2019re up to administer medication,\u2019 Naomi said.<\/p>\n

\u2018It\u2019s still a very, very long road ahead of us and for dystonia, there is no cure so this little girl will live with it for the rest of her life. She\u2019s alive, she\u2019s breathing and she\u2019s home \u2013 that\u2019s the main thing.\u2019<\/p>\n

Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@metro.co.uk<\/a>.<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

For more stories like this, <\/strong>check our news page<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

\nFuente: https:\/\/ift.tt\/Plzwpm3
\nPublicado: November 12, 2024 at 01:16PM<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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