She has battled with reoocurring infections over the latest months and was then hospitalized for further testing.The tests revealed that Oakleigh has stage 3 kidney reflux.This is rather common with this condition, but the bacteria associated with her infection was a dangerous, antibiotic resistant strain of Pseudomonas.While she was in the hospital, tests were done on her heart which revealed moderate ASD and pulmonary stenosis.This is especially concerning when you consider the infection and the involvement of the kidneys.Oakleigh is currently scheduled for surgery at the end of this month.They will be operating to fix the reflux in her left kidney, which now has 22% functionality, in hopes to eliminate future infections.This will be about a 4 ½ hour procedure.Her left kidney is actually 2 kidneys, with 2 different ureters which will have to be cut back to a length that will prevent reflux.She will also have to have a pocket on the outside of the kidney removed.The next step after healing from the surgery is to meet with the cardiologist to discuss additional testing for her heart condition.Oakleigh has a long road ahead of her, but God has her hand every step of the way and for that we are extreemly thankful.Oakleigh is surrounded by a loving and supportive family and on their behalf, we thank you for your support.God Bless! She was small and premature, but she was and is a fighter. Oakleigh came down with a bacterial infection.
– An Oklahoma girl diagnosed with "super" E. coli is facing a life-or-death battle—and worse, she's only 11 months old. "With this strain of E. coli, it can get in her brain, it can get in her spinal cord, basically cause her to go into cardiac arrest," her grandfather, Chris Curtis, tells KFOR. "And we heard that it was a very, very scary situation." Her family says it's not clear how Oakleigh Nance got the infection, which appears resistant to antibiotics, but the CDC is investigating. It all started when Oakleigh was born premature at only 3 pounds and "started off on 4 liters of oxygen," according to a GoFundMe page to help pay her medical bills. "In the NICU, they used to call her Miss Sassy because of her ability to express her displeasure with her circumstances," the page says. Then she went home and was fine for months until a 104-degree temperature and severe urinary tract infection sent her back to the hospital. Since then, she's been diagnosed with moderate ASD and pulmonary stenosis of the heart, stage 3 kidney reflux, and "a dangerous, antibiotic resistant strain of Pseudomonas," says the GoFundMe page. Now doctors are planning a 4 1/2-hour procedure on her kidney, which is functioning at 22%, to possibly prevent other infections. "I know that God is in control of all else, and when I think about what’s going on in her life, I think about my faith in God," says Curtis. "That’s what sustains me and gets me through it." (Read about a brain-eating bacteria that has returned to Louisiana.)