RIVERVIEW, Mich. - Valentina Garnetti— a three-year-old girl who made headlines for spending nearly 700 days in the hospital for a heart defect— has died according to a Facebook post from her mother. "This is the hardest post I’ve ever had to make," Valentina’s mother Francesca posted Saturday. "My life will never be the same.
Valentina took her last breath this morning in my mom’s arms." Several hours before the latest post, Francesca said her daughter was not breathing and didn’t have a pulse.
She requested prayers. RELATED: Toddler comes home after spending nearly 700 days in hospital for heart defectFrancesca said she gave her daughter CPR until first responders arrived on the scene.
She said Valentina was taken to a local hospital where medical staff tried to perform more CPR before pronouncing her dead. "My baby fought so hard for so long and her body was just tired," the mother continued. "The world is a sadder place today.