Christchurch tot’s brave battle ‘SHE’S OUR LITTLE SUPERHERO’
As Christchurch toddler Maddison Milne explores her backyard with a bright smile on her face, you’d never guess that, until recently, her entire world was contained within four hospital walls. Incredibly, the cheerful two-year-old has spent almost half her life in a paediatric intensive care unit, struggling to breathe on her own.
The brave wee girl’s ordeal began in September 2019, when she was just three months old. Not long after her mum Laurel had put Maddi down for her usual morning nap, she heard her baby screaming – a sound unlike she’d ever heard before.
Running into her daughter’s room, Laurel immediately knew something was very wrong and called 111. By the time paramedics arrived, they found a pale and limp Maddi
