Fatima, a 4 month-old baby girl born in a blue tent.
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When Links was asked to help, Fatima was a 4 month-old baby girl born in a blue tent in Munnekollal.
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She was dehydrated and had been sick for 10 days. Links encouraged the family to take her to a local emergency room, but the family was new to Bangalore, and was afraid.
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Concerned that the baby would die before her arrival at a government hospital, Links took her to the closest hospital, which was private and expensive.
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Upon arrival in the ER, Fatima was very sick. Several doctors tried and failed to get an IV started to rehydrate her. Through the insertion of an IV through the bone marrow in her leg, she was able to receive life-saving IV fluid and medicines. Links continues to follow up with Fatima and her family, providing nutritional counseling, and NAN formula/milk powder as needed.
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She is now a healthy and happy 6 month old.