Sophia Taylor is back running around her yard in Crofton and acting just like any other normal three-year-old less than a month after suffering serious injuries during a fall at Ladysmithsa国际传媒檚 Transfer Beach Park.
Sophia is mostly oblivious to whatsa国际传媒檚 happened to her during an interview I conducted with her and mom Selina at their Crofton home Thursday. They only returned home last Friday from a three-week stay at BC Childrensa国际传媒檚 Hospital in Vancouver where the prognosis for Sophia at first didnsa国际传媒檛 look good.
I asked her about the incident and the hospital, but like any young child she wanted to talk about other things once she got to know me.
A deer walking through the yard provides a distraction for an active young mind.
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Sophia and brother Elija, 4 1/2, are curious about my camera and notebook. Sophiasa国际传媒檚 concentration on the interview ends at that point and Selina takes over.
She has two other children, Gabriel, 7 1/2, and Zoee, 6, who are both in school at the time.
Itsa国际传媒檚 a busy family and Selina is relieved the scare from the incident did not result in any permanent brain damage for Sophia after she fell 20 feet onto concrete.
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sa国际传媒淔or her, she still has some speech that needs to be worked on in speech therapy. Her balance has come back for the most part.sa国际传媒�
Selina has noticed some frustration on Sophiasa国际传媒檚 part with her speech.
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There is no need to return to BC Childrensa国际传媒檚 Hospital for a follow-up, but there will be some therapy and a further assessment on her brain injury to be done in April.
But other than that, things worked out far better than could have been expected, with subtle differences.
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sa国际传媒淚sa国际传媒檓 still kind of in shock over the whole thing. Isa国际传媒檝e been in the hospital for three weeks with her. The first week was the worst. Itsa国际传媒檚 so nice to be home and in our usual routine.sa国际传媒�
After the interview heads, Isa国际传媒檓 heading toward Chemainus and it hits me I should have had a picture taken of myself with Sophia. One day shesa国际传媒檒l need a reminder of her first newspaper interview and I wanted to record it as being among the most memorable and heartwarming stories Isa国际传媒檝e done because of her remarkable recovery.
When I return to the Taylor house later, Sophia immediately recognizes me and gives me a big hug. Itsa国际传媒檚 an uplifting moment amid some of the troubling times wesa国际传媒檝e been experiencing.
