15-Year-Old Almina Holds On After 88 Days in Intensive Care
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- Almina Çakmak, 15, survived 88 days in intensive care after being seriously injured when a car overturned in rainy weather in Menteşe, Muğla.
- Her father said she cannot speak or walk yet but can breathe and eat after moving to a pediatric ward 12 days ago.
Almina Çakmak, 15, has survived an 88-day fight in intensive care after she was seriously injured when a car overturned during heavy rain in Muğla’s Menteşe district.
Almina was transferred to a pediatric ward 12 days ago. Her father, Celal Çakmak, described her condition, saying she still cannot speak or walk but can breathe and eat.
“Her speech is absent, she cannot walk, but she can breathe and eat and drink. We are grateful for that too,” her father said.
Her speech is absent, she cannot walk, but she can breathe and eat and drink. We are grateful for that too.
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Originally published by Hürriyet in Turkish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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