Just an hour after celebrating her graduation from kindergarten five-year-old Piper suffered a stroke.
As reported by A Current Affair, the youngster was airlifted from Albury to Monash Children’s Hospital fighting for life.
On arrival in Melbourne Piper was rushed into surgery, her family fearful she may not wake up.
“Essentially it was, you need to be with her now. [The doctor] said, ‘Sit with her,” said mum Tayla.
“So, we knew then that it was a very real possibility she was not going to make it through the night.”
Piper made it through the night and is amazing her family with her recovery.
“She has blown the medical teams away, she has blown her family away,” Tayla said.
“She has made more progress in three weeks than anyone thought was possible.”
Piper is now continuing her rehabilitation at home.
“We cannot thank Monash Children’s Hospital enough,” said Tayla.
“From the moment we arrived on the Helipad, until the moment we left, the care we received was exemplary.”
“In her time at Monash, Piper saw three different wards, four different medical teams, and countless health professionals. We could not fault a single one.”
“Our girl is alive and thriving because of the actions of the staff at Monash. We are so thankful.”
Approved by Andrea Rindt, Deputy Chief Operating Officer, Women’s & Children’s Program, Monash Children’s Hospital