A heartbroken Ayrshire family who tragically lost their four-month-old baby girl have praised amazing medical teams for doing ‘everything they could’ to save her.
Grieving parents, Scott McPike, 25, and Laura Ferrans, 25, have thanked an army of doctors and nurses at two children’s hospitals everyday for their princess.Tiny Mia McPike passed away on Tuesday, May 17 surrounded by her family after a brave fight against a rare genetic disorder which led to deformities with her heart, lungs and brain.Now the devastated New Cumnock couple have paid tribute to their superstar.Scott told Ayrshire Live: “Mia was such a fighter, we kept calling her a warrior, she was our superstar.“To fight like she did was incredible.
She showed so much strength and courage, more than I’ll ever have in my life.”New parents Scott and Laura say they were ‘not expecting’ their baby girl to be born seriously ill after being told she might have growth issues.But when Mia was born on January 23 at Crosshouse Hospital, they were left horrified as their child lay silent before a team of 15 nurses had to run into the room.Mia who was struggling to breathe was rushed to the Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Glasgow after medics scrambled to place a breathing tube in to keep her alive.Scott said: “Laura was told she was a small grower after certain scans, we expected her to be small – but that was nothing compared to what ended up happening.“When Mia was born she was having difficulty breathing.“I was waiting on Mia moving or making a noise – Laura was in an awful mess.“There was no response and then about 15 nurses and doctors all ran in, and they had to put a breathing tube in.”Mia spent weeks in the unit in Glasgow with machines supporting her
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