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Little Chloe Crook and her parents visited the five-star Jaz Aquaviva resort in Hurghada, Egypt, in July. However, a few days after the family arrived, she began to have a variety of gastric symptoms, including bloody diarrhoea, vomiting, fatigue, and stomach pains. The tot was raced to hospital , where she temporarily went blind and became nonverbal before bruising began to appear under the skin on her head, the Mirror reports.
Chloe's kidneys were not functioning correctly, so she received emergency dialysis while semi-sedated. Further tests revealed that Chloe had Haemolytic Uraemic Syndrome (HUS), which is a potentially fatal blood condition that’s linked to the E. coli bacteria, which can also lead to brain damage .
When the family returned to the UK, the youngster was placed in a coma for four days before she developed pneumonia and blood clots in her neck and arm. Chloe's mother, Megan, 34, stated that since the toddler was discharged from the hospital , she has become a ‘totally different girl’ and now needs help to move around and has ‘nightmares’ that stem from the awful experience she endured. She said: “She used to be very social and loved going to nursery.