Diagnosed with hydrocephalus on ultrasound prior to her birth this young girl would have a V-P shunt put in shortly following birth, but her parents were unprepared for the complications that would follow when she contracted a very rare and serious E.coli infection that travelled to her brain. The survival rate from this complication was low and the future bleak and unknown. She was hospitalized for the next 8 weeks and underwent a total of 3 brain surgeries. Now 5 years old, she suffered no long term damage from her early ordeal. She still relies on her shunt to manage the excessive fluid, has complex issues with the patency of the shunt and GI issues dealing with the excess fluid but is otherwise developing normally. She is a shy but funny young girl with a bit of a dark sense of humor who loves to read, is learning to spell and write, and likes to create her own story books. She enjoys crafting, especially drawing, coloring and cutting out picture and shapes. She adores all Disney Princesses, especially Elsa, so Alberta Dreams cannot wait to make her dream to meet her favorite princess come true with a trip to Disneyland, California.