Support from the community has kept the family's spirits up. Savanah DeHart's Facebook page, SavanahStrong, has more than 4,000 followers.
, and wonders what's going on in her mind. Does she realize it's him sitting in front of her, talking to her, trying to coax a smile?
The virus, also known as EEE or Triple E, causes severe swelling and inflammation in the brain. It robbed Savanah of the ability to walk and talk, stealing her distinctive laugh, the carefree, loving personality her family so loved and – possibly – even keeping her from recognizing her own father. She has her own room in the pediatric wing of the brightly decorated hospital, with pictures of family and friends taped to the walls beside signs with inspirational slogans like"You've got this,""Dream big," and"Think positive, be positive."
Dooley considered bringing her to the emergency room then, but Savanah"wanted nothing to do with the hospital." So instead, she took her daughter home and put her to bed. "Our first diagnosis was meningitis," Dooley said. "Every day after that, we had a different diagnosis."It took nine days to get the final word from doctors: Savanah had EEE. And the family was confronted with a terrible reality: Savanah could die.
In late September, the MDHHS announced an aerial pesticide-spraying program to kill infected mosquitoes in counties considered at high-risk for EEE.Therapists at Mary Free Bed worked to move Savanah out of her wheelchair, strapping her into a robotic treadmill system on a snowy mid-January morning.In front of her was a smart screen with a video game-type display that tracked how much of her own muscles were doing the work, and how much the robot was assisting Savanah's movements.
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