‘Our perfectly healthy daughter caught flu. Now she faces having to learn to walk and talk again’
How four-year-old girl ended up in a coma after getting the flu
- Four-year-old Sienna Dunion was diagnosed with Acute Necrotising Encephalitis (ANE), a rare and severe brain disorder, after initially presenting with flu-like symptoms.
- Her condition rapidly worsened, leading to an induced coma and transfer to Queen Medical Hospital in Nottingham for specialised treatment.
- Sienna underwent multiple surgeries, including the removal of 60 per cent of her intestines, and now faces lifelong challenges such as short bowel syndrome.
- Doctors have informed her family that Sienna will not return to her previous self and will require years of intensive rehabilitation to relearn basic functions like walking and talking.
- Her parents are now fundraising to cover the significant costs of her ongoing rehabilitation, including physiotherapy, speech therapy, and necessary home adaptations.