An 18-month-old girl battling end-stage heart failure has made a poignant wish to Father Christmas: a life-saving heart transplant. Willow Stansfield's journey began with a common virus, quickly escalating to cardiac arrests and a dire diagnosis. Her parents face an agonizing wait for a transplant, hoping for the best but preparing for the worst.
An 18-month-old toddler named Willow Stansfield has been diagnosed with end-stage heart failure. Willow suffered two cardiac arrests in August after contracting a common virus. Her mother, Elisha-Mai, says the experience has been a 'living nightmare' and without a heart transplant, Willow will die. Willow's parents were initially taken to North Manchester General Hospital for pneumonia, but her condition rapidly deteriorated.
She was then transferred to Alder Hey Children's Hospital in Liverpool, where she was diagnosed with heart failure. Treatment failed to improve her condition, leading to an end-stage heart failure diagnosis. Willow is now at the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle receiving care. Her father makes weekly trips to be with her while her mother has moved to the city
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