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AFTER surviving two terrible accidents that touched the hearts of strangers nationwide, five-year-old Sophie Delezio has now been diagnosed with a life-threatening brain condition.
Sophie's father, Ron Delezio, has revealed that doctors suspect she has bleeding on the brain.
Sophie was left with near-fatal injuries when she was hit by a car while being helped in a stroller across a pedestrian crossing at Seaforth in Sydney's north in May.
In 2003, she survived burns to 85 per cent of her body and the loss of both feet after a car slammed into her childcare centre.
Mr Delezio said the latest setback to Sophie's recovery had stemmed from the injuries she suffered in the second accident.
He said said doctors had told the family her brain injuries could flare up when she was older, but it was already affecting her concentration and energy levels.
"Sophie is less attentive than before the accident. "She gets tired more easily and has lost weight, muscle tone and mobility, but the brain injury is what really worries us. "After the second accident, we tested her level of brain activity and found it had dropped."
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,20745073-2,00.html
Sophie's father, Ron Delezio, has revealed that doctors suspect she has bleeding on the brain.
Sophie was left with near-fatal injuries when she was hit by a car while being helped in a stroller across a pedestrian crossing at Seaforth in Sydney's north in May.
In 2003, she survived burns to 85 per cent of her body and the loss of both feet after a car slammed into her childcare centre.
Mr Delezio said the latest setback to Sophie's recovery had stemmed from the injuries she suffered in the second accident.
He said said doctors had told the family her brain injuries could flare up when she was older, but it was already affecting her concentration and energy levels.
"Sophie is less attentive than before the accident. "She gets tired more easily and has lost weight, muscle tone and mobility, but the brain injury is what really worries us. "After the second accident, we tested her level of brain activity and found it had dropped."
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,20745073-2,00.html
