MINNEAPOLIS: Victim awake after 9 weeks in coma - (WCCO TV)
December 30, 2007 – 7:55 pm20-year-old Stephanie Smith’s family is calling her recovery a miracle after she recently regained consciousness after spending more than nine weeks in a drug-induced coma.
Stephanie Smith contracted the E. coli bacteria after eating Sam’s Club hamburger in September. She has been at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester ever since.
Until last week, it had been more than two months since Sharon Smith had seen her daughter smile. But just before the holidays Sharon got a Christmas miracle: Stephanie Smith woke up.
For the complete news item, please visit http://wcco.com/local/stephanie.smith.wakes.2.620086.html
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