'It was the scariest [moment of my life] ... I never want to see my child get CPR ever again. It was so scary. I lost it.'
Ariella Rain, 5 months, and her mother Mya Walker, Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2022., after her 7-month-old daughter was hospitalized with the illness.
Ariella Rain, 7 months, on life support as she battles RSV and bronchitis at OHSU Doernbecher Children's Hospital in Portland, Ore., Nov. 7, 2022.Across the United States, cases of RSV have been appearing earlier this year than usual and are on the rise. According to RSV is especially dangerous among infants and babies, with an estimated 58,000 to 80,000 children under age 5 being hospitalized with the virus, theHowever, some are at an even greater risk of severe illness, including those born prematurely, immunocompromised children and those suffering from congenital heart and lung diseases.
However, Walker said that despite Ariella's medical conditions, she was thriving and hitting her developmental milestones. "It's been really hard on her sister because her sister loves [Ariella} so much and wants to see her but she's not able to come up here and see her," she said.
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