Girl, 12, reunites with doctors, firefighters who saved her life after swing part went through skull
"Lalia, you are a warrior and you'll always be part of the Cedars Sinai family," said trauma surgeon Nicolas Melo.
MT. OLYMPUS, LOS ANGELES -- Twelve-year-old Lalia Susini reunited this week with her life-saving heroes at an LAFD fire station in Mt. Olympus.
Lalia suffered a traumatic brain injury one year ago.
"I don't know how to thank everybody," Lalia said.
She was playing with a makeshift swing when it broke and a piece went flying through her skull.
"I woke up and my mom was on the phone with 911," she described.
Paramedics and firefighters rushed her to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
Doctors worked tirelessly to save her life. She was paralyzed on her left side and remained in the hospital for nearly a month.
"During our time together, I witnessed Lalia's infectious joy, spirit, determination and strength," said surgeon Nicolas Melo.
And now, Lalia has made a full recovery and is back to enjoying her childhood.
"All the people did more than a job that day," said Stacey Susini, Lalia's mother.
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