"MINNEAPOLIS -- A 12-year-old girl shot in the head during the deadly attack at a Catholic church in Minneapolis less than a month ago is making "miraculous" progress, her family said in a statement. Sophia Forchas, who was the most seriously wounded child among those who survived the shooting at the Church of the Annunciation, will move this week from acute care to an inpatient rehabilitation program, her family said."
"Sophia's mother, a nurse at Hennepin Healthcare, did not know she had been shot until after she arrived at work to help treat the shooting victims. Sophia underwent emergency surgery. Her neurosurgeon, Dr. Walt Galicich, said a bullet lodged in her brain, causing severe damage, including to a major blood vessel. Surgeons had to remove the left half of her skull to relieve the pressure inside her head."
Sophia Forchas, 12, was shot in the head during a deadly attack at the Church of the Annunciation in Minneapolis that killed two students and wounded 21 others. She underwent emergency surgery after a bullet lodged in her brain and caused severe damage, including to a major blood vessel; surgeons removed the left half of her skull to relieve pressure. Sophia shows signs of neurological recovery and will move from acute care to an inpatient rehabilitation program. Medical teams remain cautiously optimistic. Her mother, a Hennepin Healthcare nurse, did not know Sophia had been shot until arriving to treat victims. Family describes recovery as miraculous and asks for continued prayers.
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