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17-year-old defies grim outlook after traumatic brain injury from crash
Landyn Simmerman finished outpatient physical therapy and continues speech therapy after a January crash that caused a traumatic brain injury and multiple fractures.
- This month, Mississippi teen Landyn Simmerman completed his outpatient physical therapy program and is now focusing on speech therapy to ensure his cognitive abilities are fully regained.
- On January 3, 17-year-old Simmerman was hit by a vehicle while helping a friend, suffering a traumatic brain injury, broken bones, and a stroke that left his family preparing for the worst.
- Doctors performed a craniectomy, removing half of his skull to relieve pressure, before moving him to Atlanta for specialized inpatient physical therapy after two weeks in an induced coma.
- His mother, Britney Parker, said, "He was very determined through this whole thing, even when he was hurting really bad, he was determined to keep going and get better," while Simmerman underwent custom skull replacement surgery.
- Starting his senior year this fall, Simmerman is looking forward to "Driving, playing baseball, and getting back to school and just being normal, normal life," he said.
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