Wednesday, 02 October 2024

Brave toddler who lost all four limbs to meningitis is now on the move.

Brave toddler who lost all four limbs to meningitis is now on the move - thanks to hi-tech walking frame she controls with her upper body.

 


It is a milestone her parents feared she would not reach.

These photographs show how a determined toddler fought back after losing all her limbs to meningitis - by trying out a new hi-tech walking frame.

Brave Harmonie-Rose Allen was struck down by the killer bug in September last year when she was nine-months-old - just ten days after taking her first faltering steps.

Doctors told her parents Freya Hall and Ross Allen she had one of the worst cases of the virus they had even seen and only gave her a ten per cent chance of survival.

Harmonie beat the odds - but lost both her legs and arms and the tip of her nose in the process.

Now two years old, she is learning to adapt to a new way of life thanks to a new standing frame, which her parents hope will help her to walk.

Harmonie-Rose Allen, 1, was struck by a bout of meningitis in September and lost all four limbs. Now two, she is trying out a new hi-tech walking frame, which her parents hope will help her to walk

Harmonie-Rose Allen, 1, was struck by a bout of meningitis in September and lost all four limbs. Now two, she is trying out a new hi-tech walking frame, which her parents hope will help her to walk

Describing the moment her daughter tried the frame, Harmonie's mother Freya wrote on Facebook: 'Well.. Here it is, her standing frame... not only does she stand in it she can move herself around, using her arms!!!'

Describing the moment her daughter tried the frame, Harmonie's mother Freya wrote on Facebook: 'Well.. Here it is, her standing frame... not only does she stand in it she can move herself around, using her arms!!!'

Posting on Facebook, Ms Hall said she had concerns when the physiotherapists suggested a frame for Harmonie-Rose.

But once again the brave toddler has risen to the challenge.

Her mother said: 'When we were told the physios were sorting this we had no idea what it would be - and I had a feeling Harmonie wouldn't really want to use it.'

She continued: 'Well.. Here it is, her standing frame... not only does she stand in it she can move herself around, using her arms!!!

  • Harmonie-Rose Allen, 1, was struck by a bout of meningitis in September. She fell ill with the killer bug just 10 days after walking for the first time
  • Doctors warned her parents their daughter had a 10% chance of surviving. She fought the disease but medics were forced to amputate both her arms and legs as well as the tip of her nose.  Now two years old, she is learning to adapt to a new way of life thanks to a new standing frame, which her parents hope will help her to walk




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