Eleanor Ruth McGee's story is emblematic of a state-wide surge in respiratory infections hitting Georgia families and hospitals. She was just 24 days old when she was airlifted to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta’s Egleston Hospital. She had caught a virus that’s been spreading in Georgia and across the country and filling hospitals: respiratory syncytial, or RSV, Five days after being brought home from a neonatal intensive care unit, she started showing symptoms of illness with a bit of congestion and a cough. Her mother, Megan McGee, struggled to wake her up; the preemie was struggling to breathe, turning blue. Read more about her story at the link in the bio. #RSV #atlanta #georgia #ga #children #health #hospital