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Severely disabled Charlotte Wyatt is to be discharged from hospital to go into foster care. | Severely disabled Charlotte Wyatt is to be discharged from hospital to go into foster care. |
Charlotte, from Portsmouth, Hampshire, has spent the first three years of her life in hospital. | Charlotte, from Portsmouth, Hampshire, has spent the first three years of her life in hospital. |
She was at the centre of a court case to decide if doctors had to resuscitate her if her condition worsened. | She was at the centre of a court case to decide if doctors had to resuscitate her if her condition worsened. |
Stuart Gallimore, of Portsmouth City Council, said: "It is anticipated that she will be discharged imminently" and cared for by experienced foster carers. | Stuart Gallimore, of Portsmouth City Council, said: "It is anticipated that she will be discharged imminently" and cared for by experienced foster carers. |
Parents separated | |
Charlotte, who was born three months early, is severely brain-damaged, almost blind and deaf, and unable to walk or crawl. | |
When she was born, doctors gave her only a 5% chance of survival. | |
Charlotte's parents, Darren and Debbie Wyatt, fought a long legal battle in the High Court to force doctors to resuscitate her if her condition deteriorated. | |
But contrary to doctors' predictions her condition improved and her life-expectancy is now measured in months and years, instead of days and months. | |
Charlotte's parents separated in February of this year after the situation with their daughter put a strain on their marriage. | |
Since neither parent is considered able to cope with the demands of looking after Charlotte, the local authority stepped in to arrange the outcome for her round-the-clock needs. |
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