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Malia’s Story
News, Survivor Stories July 8, 2022

Malia’s Story

Malia has a loving and active family. As with many siblings, she and her brothers play and goof around with each other. Several years ago, her brother tried to balance
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Jizelle’s Journey
News, Survivor Stories December 7, 2020

Jizelle’s Journey

Jizelle’s burn survivor journey began at 7 years old when her sister prepared a steaming cup of soup and placed it on the sofa armrest where it tipped, and the
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Alexis
Survivor Stories October 24, 2019

Alexis

In August of 2018, Alexis’s life changed. While driving home late one night, she ran into a stalled abandoned vehicle and was immediately hit by another car. Two good Samaritans
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Chelsea
Survivor Stories December 21, 2018

Chelsea

11 years ago, Chelsea’s life was changed forever when she was accidentally pushed into an active BBQ pit by her large family dog.
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Aaron
Survivor Stories September 21, 2018

Aaron

At just 24 days old, Aaron suffered a significant scald injury from boiling water, burning over 45% of his small body. Today, he is a thriving young adult...
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Maria
Survivor Stories June 21, 2018

Maria

Due to a scald burn at 2 years old, 40% of her scalp sustained burns, causing an altered head shape and difficulty in growing hair.
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Alex
Survivor Stories April 21, 2018

Alex

An erratic driver slammed into Alex’s car sending him and the vehicle tumbling off the freeway. The car, with Alex still in it, burst into flames.
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Brooke
Survivor Stories November 3, 2017

Brooke

Attempting to rescue a father and son from their home, Brooke and her fellow firefighters got trapped, engulfed by fire.
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Jai
Survivor Stories May 11, 2017

Jai

When her family took a trip to the desert, they didn’t expect to leave their campsite with two children sustaining burn injuries.
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Michael
Survivor Stories January 3, 2017

Michael

“Healing takes work.” Those are the words Michael would use to describe his journey since he was severely burned in a fire pit.
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