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Against The Odds, Teen With Cerebral Palsy Overcomes COVID-19

[Source: Disability Scoop]

Double pneumonia. A compromised immune system. Diminished lung capacity.

And the coronavirus.  Jimmy Komninos didn’t want to think about what all that could mean for his 14-year-old daughter, Zoey. But he began to prepare himself for what seemed inevitable — planning a funeral.  Zoey, who has cerebral palsy and a seizure disorder, had been at Hackensack University Medical Center for days, having contracted COVID-19 after one of her home nurses was exposed to the disease.

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