Texas girl, 4 years old, dies of flu and pneumonia FOUR days after presenting her first symptoms

A girl died of flu and pneumonia just four days after she started showing signs of illness, according to her broken-hearted family.

Ashanti Grinich, 4, died Thursday after her family noticed a cold a week earlier on Sunday.

Her family rushed the Garland girl into a local emergency room on Tuesday, KTVT reported.

Ashanti Grinich, 4, died Thursday after being affected by colds one week earlier on Sunday.

"She did not even have a fever at that time, we just knew that she was very slow and that she was not eating," said the girl's father, Martell Grinich.

"When I think of my baby, it makes me fall. (crying) That's why I lived. I told him I would not let anything happen to him. I preached to him.

The death of Ashanti is the seventh infant flu death to have been reported in Dallas County this flu season. According to the girl's family, she had not received a flu shot.

Ashanti's death is the seventh infant flu death to have been reported in Dallas County this flu season

"We can not predict the intensity, severity or duration of the influenza season from one year to the next," said Dr. Christopher Perkins, director of social services and public health. Dallas County Health. "The best way to protect yourself and others is to get vaccinated against the seasonal flu."

According to the girl's aunt, Ashanti's mother also found herself in the ER with symptoms similar to those of her daughter. She is recovering now, said Nereida Adrian Olivarez on GoFundMe.

The family managed to raise about US $ 14,000 for the funeral expenses.

"From the bottom of my heart that seems so deep, so dark and so empty, I ask you to pray for our family," said Olivarez.

According to the girl's family, she had not received a flu shot. Ashanti's mother also had symptoms similar to those of her daughter