4yr old fighting for life after Bali accident

A young Adelaide girl is fighting for her life in hospital after a horrific accident while on a family holiday in Bali.

Four-year-old Marigold Jessie – lovingly known as Goldie – suffered a fractured skull and bleeding on the brain after falling from a treehouse at the family’s villa. The much-loved little girl was rushed to a local hospital where doctors performed emergency surgery to relieve pressure on her brain.

In a race against time, Goldie was then flown back to Adelaide and taken straight to the Women’s and Children’s Hospital, where she remains in intensive care.

Her aunty, Sophie McInnerney, said the family was devastated but holding onto hope.

“Goldie isn’t a stranger to hospitals … it’s where she spent the first 100 days of her life after she was born at just 25 weeks,” Ms McInnerney said.

“Goldie has an incredible fighting (and feisty) spirit and is the bravest little soul we know, but she has a long road ahead to recovery. Lucky for Goldie, she has the most doting and dedicated parents in Nick and Carly who will be there holding her hand the whole way.”

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Ms McInnerney has set up a GoFundMe page to help support the family during this incredibly difficult time. The fundraiser has already raised more than $63,700 in just two days, as people from near and far rally around the family.

“They are going to need a lot of love and support to get through this,” Ms McInnerney said. “Every little bit helps ease the enormous emotional and financial strain they’re under.”

The family remains by Goldie’s bedside, willing her to recover, as friends and strangers alike send messages of hope and strength.

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