Marion W., 6

Marion is the only child in her family. She goes to a primary school and dreams of becoming a doctor when she grows up. Marion lives with her family, which is a small and young family with only three people. She has already started going to school and is always excited about it. Sometimes, she even wakes up early to get ready for school before everyone else.

Marion presented to the hospital with a fever, nasal congestion and cough. She also had loss of appetite for the past 5 days. She was treated as an outpatient. A follow up a few days later found her doing well. She was also brought back for check up after completing the dose of her medication and she was running round the hospital, very happy. Her mother is grateful to Helpster Charity.

Pneumonia should be treated with antibiotics. If left untreated, pneumonia may lead to the permanent lung damage, respiratory failure, septicaemia (infection entering blood stream and causing sepsis), pleural effusion (accumulation of fluid in the space between the lung and chest wall, which can make breathing difficult), and other life-threatening complications.