{"id":131577,"date":"2024-11-30T00:05:55","date_gmt":"2024-11-29T17:05:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=131577"},"modified":"2024-11-30T00:05:55","modified_gmt":"2024-11-29T17:05:55","slug":"a-healthy-staten-island-girl-got-a-virus-now-her-parents-search-for-a-cure-for-their-5-year-old","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=131577","title":{"rendered":"A healthy Staten Island girl got a virus. Now her parents search for a cure for their 5-year-old."},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"F7ATB5E6ZRA7RN5N5DHJI65DCU\">STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. \u2014 Ali Rose Modica was just like any other 4 year-old little girl. She was a student in a neighborhood pre-school and delighted to be big sister to two baby brothers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"KQVBPYKKO5EC5FECDPENP22B7E\">And she had no prior medical conditions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"JOSNRGJNJVBGZDXPRGXPJ7WIRM\">But in January the toddler was placed on a ventilator and had to be transported from the Jersey Shore Medical Center to the Children\u2019s Hospital of Philadelphia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"V5EOMUSTKJEQTJHWQVOXPZA2ME\">Doctors gave her a 65% chance of survival.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"MT7WY2KMUFHFBC7TEQY643XWWU\">Ali Rose\u2019s condition, that occurred suddenly, was due to complications that resulted from the influenza virus.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"XZPTA2O4LRG47FVEJHGTUYKCJU\">According to her parents, Dalainna and Joseph, Ali Rose was supposed to be transported by helicopter to the Philadelphia hospital, but since it was snowing she had to be driven. Precious time was lost.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__image\">\n<div class=\"article__image-wrapper\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 500px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.silive.com\/resizer\/v2\/YN7YQUXTQNCZVG6ZKMRIL3IMPU.JPG?auth=8073080dac49da9285af70f92b5a7a6f6cc1cd319854a01dabc5545e9f9cf8f6&amp;width=500&amp;quality=90 500w\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 800px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.silive.com\/resizer\/v2\/YN7YQUXTQNCZVG6ZKMRIL3IMPU.JPG?auth=8073080dac49da9285af70f92b5a7a6f6cc1cd319854a01dabc5545e9f9cf8f6&amp;width=800&amp;quality=90 800w\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.silive.com\/resizer\/v2\/YN7YQUXTQNCZVG6ZKMRIL3IMPU.JPG?auth=8073080dac49da9285af70f92b5a7a6f6cc1cd319854a01dabc5545e9f9cf8f6&amp;width=1280&amp;quality=90 1280w\"\/><img src=\"https:\/\/www.silive.com\/resizer\/v2\/YN7YQUXTQNCZVG6ZKMRIL3IMPU.JPG?auth=8073080dac49da9285af70f92b5a7a6f6cc1cd319854a01dabc5545e9f9cf8f6&amp;width=500&amp;quality=90\" sizes=\"auto, 50vw\" fetchpriority=\"low\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Ali Rose\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"article__image-content\" height=\"600\" width=\"300\"\/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"article__image-caption\">\n<p class=\"article__mm-image-caption-text\">Ali Rose Modica<span class=\"article__mm-image-credit\">Staten Island Advance<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"BDX46WPEKVEPFKAU6V7DJ2F5BY\">Ali Rose suffered cardiac arrest upon arrival \u2014 and this was the day that would change everything for the Modica family.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"PMOGDMDVXFCTZHHLQDLMOTZLC4\">After being unconscious and on an ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) machine, Ali Rose\u2019s body suffered \u2014 especially her kidneys, lungs and her heart.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"X5YWXVLNSZC5RA74LDAKKGBHCU\">Yet she defied the odds and her organs are now functioning at 100%.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"VAZDNXMUM5CRTG7CGOA7QJSG4I\">The trauma to her body left her with hypoxic brain injury due to the cardiac arrest, which affected her motor skills , her functions, and her speech.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__image\">\n<div class=\"article__image-wrapper\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 500px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.silive.com\/resizer\/v2\/3PGHN3JYPJGTXLNWHLJCHCNLVU.JPG?auth=f6548488873c075396b1934c91f9f456f0e79aa3945adae16c5ccfa34a7d0be2&amp;width=500&amp;quality=90 500w\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 800px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.silive.com\/resizer\/v2\/3PGHN3JYPJGTXLNWHLJCHCNLVU.JPG?auth=f6548488873c075396b1934c91f9f456f0e79aa3945adae16c5ccfa34a7d0be2&amp;width=800&amp;quality=90 800w\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.silive.com\/resizer\/v2\/3PGHN3JYPJGTXLNWHLJCHCNLVU.JPG?auth=f6548488873c075396b1934c91f9f456f0e79aa3945adae16c5ccfa34a7d0be2&amp;width=1280&amp;quality=90 1280w\"\/><img src=\"https:\/\/www.silive.com\/resizer\/v2\/3PGHN3JYPJGTXLNWHLJCHCNLVU.JPG?auth=f6548488873c075396b1934c91f9f456f0e79aa3945adae16c5ccfa34a7d0be2&amp;width=500&amp;quality=90\" sizes=\"auto, 50vw\" fetchpriority=\"low\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Ali Rose\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"article__image-content\" height=\"600\" width=\"300\"\/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"article__image-caption\">\n<p class=\"article__mm-image-caption-text\">Ali Rose Modica and her baby brothers. (Courtesy\/Modica family)<span class=\"article__mm-image-credit\">Staten Island Advance<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"B3RLDLL5WFCLJFILR26MHJYXOA\">Ali\u2019s parents, former Richmond residents who now live in Old Bridge, N.J., saved their daughter\u2019s cord blood from birth.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"MYVSZBWPNZHA3LDMLRCRLOANLE\">At the present time they are in search of health care professionals and further information about stem cell research for non-traumatic brain injuries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"OVGEOBJ2URGITGMHAHUKY6HZLU\"><b>HOW OTHERS CAN HELP<\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"7TB26PEW6JFU3N75RDDS33FQ4M\">The Modicas are hopeful medical professionals \u2014 whose specialty lies in stem cell studies in the area of hypoxic brain injury due to cardiac arrest \u2014 will come forward after hearing of their little girl\u2019s plight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"GYFWE5ZZWBAWFPI3JYSVZ3ZPBQ\">They are also looking for any grant programs or funding that could help the cause in order that Ali Rose, now 5, gets the chance she deserves so that she can speak, walk and be independent again.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__image\">\n<div class=\"article__image-wrapper\"><picture><source media=\"(max-width: 500px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.silive.com\/resizer\/v2\/6JWYMFZ6U5DV3IWRVBJ77BG2IE.JPG?auth=e703b28d237254d6476042f7f14097f704d80ed989b9e56a748cf5ea38ced0ce&amp;width=500&amp;quality=90 500w\"\/><source media=\"(max-width: 800px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.silive.com\/resizer\/v2\/6JWYMFZ6U5DV3IWRVBJ77BG2IE.JPG?auth=e703b28d237254d6476042f7f14097f704d80ed989b9e56a748cf5ea38ced0ce&amp;width=800&amp;quality=90 800w\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.silive.com\/resizer\/v2\/6JWYMFZ6U5DV3IWRVBJ77BG2IE.JPG?auth=e703b28d237254d6476042f7f14097f704d80ed989b9e56a748cf5ea38ced0ce&amp;width=1280&amp;quality=90 1280w\"\/><img src=\"https:\/\/www.silive.com\/resizer\/v2\/6JWYMFZ6U5DV3IWRVBJ77BG2IE.JPG?auth=e703b28d237254d6476042f7f14097f704d80ed989b9e56a748cf5ea38ced0ce&amp;width=500&amp;quality=90\" sizes=\"auto, 50vw\" fetchpriority=\"low\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Ali Rose\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"article__image-content\" height=\"600\" width=\"300\"\/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"article__image-caption\">\n<p class=\"article__mm-image-caption-text\">Ali Rose Modica and her two baby brothers in front of their Christmas tree. (Courtesy\/Modica family)<span class=\"article__mm-image-credit\">Staten Island Advance<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"R67E2PGJUFCERDQAPY7MFBSATQ\">They also ask that Staten Islanders spread awareness about the condition so that their little girl and others with the same condition may be helped.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"GH5TPTZ2MFGGJDLAMRL4MXO3JE\">Visit the family on Instagram at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/alessandramodica729?igsh=N3hrNGhkZWpucnBx&amp;utm_source=qr\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/alessandramodica729?igsh=N3hrNGhkZWpucnBx&amp;utm_source=qr<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"IQ765YY5LVD6VKCPKKNFTJEPXA\">Friends of the Modica family have started a Go Fund Me for Ali. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/help-us-support-ali-rose\">https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/help-us-support-ali-rose<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"BAYTVBANAJBJLGVGBQ46ME6UXU\">The Modicas report that every penny raised will continue to be used in support of Ali Rose, her therapy and her stem cell research so that she will regain her motor skills and help others in the future who have the same condition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"OKQVWSBRMFF25MGZU44JSLBVNI\">If anyone knows of any current research that may help or health care physicians with a specialty in that field, contact Dalainna or Joseph at dmodica29@gmail.com or phone them at 917 299-4585.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.silive.com\/news\/2024\/11\/a-healthy-staten-island-girl-got-a-virus-now-her-parents-search-for-a-cure-for-their-5-year-old.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. \u2014 Ali Rose Modica was just like any other 4 year-old little girl. 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