Toddler Struck Down With Meningitis Walks With Help From Prosthetics

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By Elizabeth Anderson , Parent Herald Apr 29, 09:50 pm

A toddler has gained the ability to walk with the help of prosthetics after one of his legs and both his hands were amputated due to meningitis. Taylor Marshall from Notthingham, England was afflicted by Meningococcal Septicaemia type W, a deadly strain of meningitis last year.

Marshall, now 20 months old, spent 17 days in a coma, The Sun reported. Taylor Marshall had to have his left leg and all his fingers and toes removed after they turned black because of meningitis.

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Marshall Making Progress

According to Fox News, Marshall was discharged from the hospital five months ago. Four weeks after being discharged, Marshall received a prosthetic left leg, together with a splint for his injured right leg. "Looking at Taylor now standing on his prosthetic left leg and right leg splint is amazing," Taylor Marshall's mom Terri Lewsley said, as per news.com.au.

Taylor's ability to walk now comes in just a year after he lost a limb and both his hands. It seems as though at a very young age, Taylor is already exhibiting a fighting spirit. According to his mom, little Taylor hasn't stopped smiling even if he was in the hospital for more than half a year.

Marshall's Near-Death Experience

This is a remarkable turnaround from Marshall's condition last year, where doctors had given him only hours to live. His mother called it the worst day of her life, according to The Sun. But Marshall fought and made it.

Marshall spent a total of seven months in the hospital. His mother recalled that he started to smile after the amputation was completed. She said that it has only been a few weeks since her son was able to stand walk. "I was so happy I could have cried when he stood up for the first time, Taylor is the biggest fighter I have ever known, he's amazing," she said via news.com.au.