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Edinburgh Live
Edinburgh Live
National
Jacob Farr

Warrior Midlothian girl, 3, defies doctors' fatal brain damage diagnosis

A Midlothian mum is appealing to the public to try to raise funds so that she can make her home accessible for her warrior daughter Chloe.

The mother of three, Mechelle O’Hara, along with dad Scott Thomson, have begrudgingly set up their fundraiser as they see no other option than to try to raise money to build an extension for their three-year-old girl which will accommodate her needs at their Bilston home.

Chloe was born 12 weeks premature at the end of September 2019 and in her first few days she developed meningitis as well as sepsis. After another 11 days she deteriorated further and it was discovered that she had a cyst filled with fluid that was blocking her airways.

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