A 10-year-old who was critically injured in the deadly school shooting in Uvalde in May was discharged from the hospital on Friday.
Mayah Zamora was able to leave 66 days after she was first admitted.
10-Year-Old Victim Of Uvalde Shooting Discharged From Hospital
‘SHE’S OUR HERO’: 10-year-old Mayah Zamora was surrounded by dozens of applauding family, friends and hospital members as she left the medical facility. https://t.co/gI6abkPlNU pic.twitter.com/XX45pe3H6a
— Fox News (@FoxNews) July 30, 2022
Mayah was taken to University Hospital in San Antonio in critical condition on May 24, when a shooter opened fire inside Robb Elementary School, killing 19 children and two adults.
And since then Mayah has undergone a series of surgeries and treatments. Maya’s family said in a GoFundMe on June 10 that she was facing a “long road to recovery.” This includes future hospital visits, mental health and trauma treatment.
Ruben Zamora, her brother, posted on Facebook in early July that she had started physical therapy, and it was unclear at the time how long she would have to stay at the hospital.
Today was a happy day at University Hospital! Our final patient from the Uvalde shooting, 10 year-old Mayah Zamora, was discharged! She passed out roses and left in style thanks to @HEB. She is our hero and we can’t wait to see all she accomplishes in the future! #MayahStrong pic.twitter.com/73bpB2pLN7
— University Health (@UnivHealthSA) July 29, 2022
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“It can be as long as another month, or as short as 2 weeks. We will just have to see how much my sister can progress,” he wrote.
“But I’ll tell you what she is strong, she is determined, she is stubborn, she is hard-headed, and on top of all that.. she wants to get out of that hospital. She has surprised the doctors so much, and she’s gunning for more.”
Mayah walked out of the building to cheers on Friday as she handed flowers to hospital staff. She was the last patient injured in the Uvalde shooting to be discharged from a hospital.
Go Mayah go!! The final patient from the Uvalde school shooting, 10 year-old Mayah Zamora, was discharged from University Hospital Friday in San Antonio, TX.
— Matthew Seedorff (@MattSeedorff) July 29, 2022
P/C ???? University Hospital #uvalde #texas pic.twitter.com/wMsyjXo9pu
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The Uvalde shooting is the second-deadliest school shooting in US history, after Sandy Hook in 2012.
Children who survived the Robb Elementary shooting have recalled playing dead during the rampage as they watched their friends and teachers die. In the days and weeks after the shooting, the families of the survivors raised money to pay for medical and therapy costs via GoFundMe.
The Uvalde school shooting came on the heels of a string of mass shootings across the country. As of July 31, at least 25,779 people have died from gun violence this year, 986 of them 17 years or younger, according to data from the Gun Violence Archive.
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