Menabolis – There are “hope rays” for a 12 -year -old girl who was seriously injured last week Deadly shooting In a Catholic Church in Minneapolis, although its neurosurgeon was warned on Friday, it is still difficult to predict whether it will remain alive.
Sophia Fortas was the most seriously wounded child among those who survived after the shooter opened the fire in Church of the Annunciation On August 27. It was the church Full of students From the Al -Bashara School of the Catholic School that had They met for their first bloc From the school year. The Taliban was killed, and 21 people were injured.
Police said the shooter died of suicide.
Sofia is still in intensive care at Heennepin Healthcare, the shock hospital that treated many victims. The neurosurgeon, Dr. Walt Gallic, said at a press conference that a bullet was still present in her brain, caused severe damage, including a large blood vessel. The surgeons had to remove the left half of its skull to relieve pressure inside her head.
“If you told me at this turn, after 10 days, we will stand here with any glimmer of hope, I would have said it would take a miracle,” Galic told reporters. He said that they scream at the ability of small minds to heal and compensate for damage.
Galichak said Sofia is still being in a medically impossible coma to control swelling. He said that she opens her eyes and shows a level of awareness of her surroundings, and she has some slight movement in her right leg, but she still does not respond to orders.
The doctor said: “It is day after day, and I cannot tell you how this will end.” “I know that she was stroke from that damage to that blood vessel. I don’t know what her permanent inability is. But we are a little more optimistic that she will survive.”
The girl’s father, Tom Forsas, described her as “your precious angel.”
“Sofia is good. It is great. It is full of life,” said Fortaas. “She is an innocent child who was attacked during prayer. Words cannot start describing terrorism and sorrow that come with learning such destructive details.”
Fortchs said that the 9 -year -old Sofia’s brother was also in the church, but he did not harm. He praised his wife, Amy Forsas, a Critical care nurse for children in hospital staff Who did not leave their daughter’s side. He also expressed his deep gratitude to the Sofia care team and the support that his family received from all over the world.
“Sofia received prayers from all over the world,” he said. “It is not a miracle to know that millions of people raised its name in hundreds of millions of prayers. We have heard about the prayers from Oslo to Johannesburg, from Sydney to Santiago, from Vietnam to Canada, from Mount Athous, Greece, Minyabolis, Minnesota.”
Fortchs said that courage, mercy and love “everyone who helped us in this nightmare” helps them to carry them.
“Sofia is strong. Sofia is fighting. Sofia will win this battle for all humanity,” he said.
Also on Friday, students throughout Minnesota and many other cities across the country have submitted a path to the request Prohibition of attacks And high -capacity magazines. Many gathered in the Capitol building in Saint -Paul. The protests were organized by students requesting, the entire city arm for the safety of weapons.