A little girl who could literally live minutes began to come back to life when the priest began to perform over her last rite.
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3-year-old Amelia Lancaster (Amelia Lancaster) re-learned walk and even play the ball with the prosthesis of the right hand, and yet two years ago, doctors did not give her a chance at life.
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“That day, Amelia got a huge fever, and she rolled her eyes every time she was in the light, “- recalls the mother of a girl who at that moment was only 10 months.
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Soon, a rash began to appear in the girl. Initially called by a doctor said it could be chickenpox, but when the baby got worse her parents drove her to John Radcliffe’s Oxford hospital. There doctors took tests. “Amelia struggled to breathe, and her heart rate was sky-high, recalls 26-year-old Melinda, the girl’s mother. – Simon, the girl’s father, took her on hands and suddenly said: “I do not understand, did she have a mole here?” I knew there wasn’t, and when I unzipped her diaper, then saw hundreds of spots. The rash spread very quickly. Then I realized that this is meningitis! ”After a few moments, the results analyzes confirmed the worst fears – Amelia was the most dangerous form – bacterial meningitis, as well as sepsis. She was laid right there in intensive care unit and connected life support devices to it.
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“My poor child was swollen and rash from head to legs. She was not like herself. I just sat and sobbed. Then the doctor told us that she probably would not survive this night, and asked if we want to baptize her. She was already baptized so I asked the priest to do her the last rite … I do not could believe what happened next, and not one of the doctors could … ”
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Amelia’s heart rate began to fall, and on the next day, her condition stabilized. However blood flow to her limbs was cut off, but doctors managed to save her legs and Unfortunately, the left hand had to be amputated. “She will quickly learn to adapt to life without fingers … Within years, she learned to walk. She is very determined little girl. We are so proud of her! ”
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Amelia has already had a straightening operation, and she more operations are needed in the future to straighten your legs and help her start walking long distances. Chris Head Executive Director of the English Meningitis Research Foundation reported: In the UK and Ireland, meningitis gets sick annually about 3.6 thousand people. This is a deadly disease without warnings can kill one in ten sick and each the fourth person who is ill is left without hearing or limbs. ” Symptoms of Meningitis • Fever • Strong headache • Nausea and vomiting • Drowsiness • Depression of consciousness • Stiffness of the back muscles of the neck (it is difficult to tilt your head down to chest and lower back • Small or large skin rash (when pressed on her rash does not disappear with a transparent glass) • Sensitivity to light or sound.
A life
