Major health update for baby Lucky
There has been a major update on the health condition of two-month-old baby Lucky, who was unable to receive proper treatment for a life-threatening illness that struck her down while in Bali.
Lucky’s family had issued a desperate plea earlier in February, needing to get to Australia for life-saving treatment.
After two weeks in a Brisbane hospital, Lucky is now on the mend from a bacterial infection.
“Lucky is officially breathing on her own again without a ventilator and is fully conscious,” her mother, Honey Ahimsa shared online.
“She was diagnosed with sepsis, severe pneumonia, organ failure (lungs) and RSV-bronchiolitis.
“We have gone from being told she’s not going to make it, to a 50/50 chance, to having our baby back! She is smiling, breastfeeding (huge win for us both) and on the road to recovery.”
Ahimsa said each day remains a “struggle” and warned a “lot of healing” is required.
“This has been the most traumatic experience of any of our lives. I personally had moments where I did not know if I would make it through such darkness. Our hearts are still hurting but filled with the utmost gratitude,” Ahimsa added.
Ahimsa and her husband, Pan, had been at home in Bali when they noticed Lucky struggling to breathe.
“I thought that I could help her, just get sleep and give her my milk,” Ahimsa previously told 7NEWS.
“I tried to help her, just like normal when babies get sick, they just need sleep ... but then she stopped drinking my milk.
“She got really tired and then I looked at her stomach, and you could see her lungs pulsating.
“So, we quickly rushed her to hospital and ... she started going cold and losing her colour.”
Medical experts in Bali were unable to diagnose Lucky’s infection, so the family shared their story online, issuing a plea for donations to get baby Lucky on a medical evacuation flight to Australia.
Thanks to the generosity of the online community, the family’s desperate plea was answered, receiving enough money to bring their daughter home.
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