Heartbreaking update from Aussie influencer as she reveals one-year-old daughter is in critical condition amid battle with rare genetic disease
An Australian influencer gave a heartbreaking update about her one-year-old daughter who was in a coma for 100 hours.
Allanah Harris and her husband Brock are popular The Harris Family TikTok page, which documents the lives of their four children for more than a million followers.
Allanah and Brock have a one-year-old daughter, Daisy, as well as James, seven, Chase, three, and Ellie, two.
Daisy suffers from tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC), a rare genetic disease in which benign tumors grow in the brain and other major organs.
And on Thursday, Allanah announced on Instagram that little Daisy had to be resuscitated by doctors.
“This is not the update we ever wanted to give,” Allanah said on the social media platform.
‘Our sweet Daisy is now in critical condition and fighting for her life.
“We will be eternally grateful to all the doctors and nurses who acted so quickly and got her heart beating again,” she added.
An Australian influencer has given a heartbreaking update on her one-year-old who was in a coma for 100 hours. Allanah Harris (pictured with daughter Daisy) and her husband Brock run the popular TikTok page The Harris Family
Allanah’s daughter Daisy lives with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC), a rare genetic disease that causes non-cancerous tumors to grow in the brain and other vital organs. Pictured: Daisy
Since Daisy was six months old, she suffered from multiple seizures every day until the family discovered that TSC was the cause.
Earlier this month, Allanah shared a heartbreaking update on Instagram about her baby girl, revealing that she had been in a coma for over 100 hours and that doctors were desperately trying to find the cause.
Allanah shared two photos: one of her hand comforting Daisy’s bandaged arm and a portrait photo of her daughter.
“Not the update we ever wanted to give,” Allanah said on the social media platform. “Our sweet Daisy is now in critical condition and fighting for her life. We will be eternally grateful to all the doctors and nurses who acted quickly and got her heart beating again,” she added.
“Daisy was once a happy and energetic girl, but recently things have changed and she has been in a state where she appears to have been in a coma for over 100 hours,” Allanah revealed in the lengthy post.
“Unfortunately, there are no medications or stimulants that Daisy can safely take to wake her up. Daisy has had numerous needles/blood tests while she is “asleep” and she doesn’t even blink.”
She added that the reasons behind Daisy’s current comatose state remain a mystery.
Daisy, who also has focal cortical dysplasia, epilepsy, infantile spasms and encephalopathy, was first diagnosed with TSC in June last year, the same day Allanah’s first child Lily, who was stillborn, died in 2020.
A GoFundMe was founded by Karen, Brock and Daisy’s grandmother, to help cover the costs of Daisy’s ongoing treatment and has raised over $40,000.