The family is devastated by the death of their 18-month-old daughter. Jacqueline Manley, 30, said she regularly took her daughter Connie to the doctor because she was concerned about her breathing problems, but according to her, the doctors have always said that she is completely fine, she writes.
Connie’s labored breathing was attributed to laryngomalacia – a condition common in infants in which the soft tissue of the vocal cords collapses inward, causing wheezing. However, after another visit to the general practitioner, who discovered a low level of oxygen in the blood, the mother rushed her daughter to the hospital.
There she was diagnosed with a common respiratory syncytial virus lung infection (RSV) and sent her home with a course of antibiotics. “I wasn’t happy with it and challenged it, but they sent her home anyway,” zoomed in. However, 12 hours later, Connie had not improved at all, so Jacqueline called the hospital and asked if she could bring her back.
“They told me to keep giving her fluids because that’s all they would do at the hospital. I called an ambulance and they took her back to the hospital. She didn’t eat, she didn’t drink, I argued with the doctors to make them understand how sick she was, but no one listened to me. It was terrible. On the third day in the hospital, she was blue and cold. I knew she wasn’t right but the nurse told me that he is completely fine,” she described the frustrating experience.
After three days in the hospital, Connie tragically suffered a fatal cardiac arrest. “I asked the nurse to call the doctor and seconds later she had a heart attack,” the devastated mother revealed. “She was the sweetest and happiest little girl, we all miss her so much,” she said with sadness.
Now Jacqueline urges all parents to trust their instincts and fight for answers when the diagnosis doesn’t seem right. “It’s terrible, you wouldn’t think something like this could happen in this day and age. I urge mothers to trust their instincts. A mother’s instinct is always right, and just because you have a doctor by your side doesn’t mean he’s always right.” Jacqueline stated.
RSV is a common cause of coughs and colds. Although a mild disease for most healthy people, the infection can be dangerous for the elderly and very young children. It is reported that this one the virus is the leading cause of infant death. It is also estimated to contribute to death in adults due to the increased strain that the infection places on the heart, which can lead to the failure of the heart.
