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Thirst for blood leaves toddlers wanting

JULIE ROBOTHAM

February 6, 2010

IVY TREGENZA has been out of hospital for 15 whole weeks. It is an extraordinary taste of freedom for the four-year-old, whose constant lung and blood infections have tethered her to antibiotic drips and oxygen masks for much of her life.

She is now improving physically. ''But socially she's very serious and quiet,'' said Ivy's mother, Tiffany. ''She has spent such a large part of her time in hospital with adults.''

Ivy, from Ellalong near Cessnock, is enjoying the results of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg). This is infused into her body every three weeks to compensate for her inability to produce an immune molecule that fights common infections.


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