A girl named Penelope Vidal-Walsh (10) from the English southport on One day she started to complain that she wasn’t feeling well. A few hours later Penelope Doctors diagnosed insidious meningococcal sepsis, as a result of which she lost both legs and hand. Parents do not have any idea where their daughter could get infected so quickly.
Her condition has deteriorated rapidly
The schoolgirl Si Si on April 10 this year she lay down to bed with not feeling well. Around 2 am Penelope woke up and she vomited what made her father Ricardo check out if she was okay. But he found nothing worrying, so he put it back in bed.
In the morning, at first seemed to be all right but after breakfast the girl vomited again. At that time, her parents noticed purple spots on her neck and knees that scared them. They took her to the children’s hospital in Liverpool where doctors put it to sleep and placed it in an intensive care unit.
Penelope doctors have diagnosed meningitis, which, according to Ricarda, has been fighting for more than three months. “During this period Overcome a meningococcal disease and also a very rare fungal infection that led to serious complications. “explained the father.” Within treatment had to undergo a triple amputation to lose her lower limbs and right hand“he added.
Although parents have passed a heavy test, They are grateful that their daughter is still alive. Thanked the personnel of the Children’s Hospital in Liverpool because Thanks to them, she gradually managed to recover. Ricardo reported that if everything goes as planned they could let her home already in October. “We want to give her the highest quality life and the opportunities to fulfill her dreams she had before her condition worsened,” he said.
Family with trying to help her daughter and financially. Therefore, she set up to ensure a better future. “He’s still motivated to continue to build your power. The durability it shows us every day is incredible and we are very proud of it, “they wrote determinedly.
