I feel her pain; I too was a burn victim [long ago], and it was over 33% of my body. The only thing I cared about during the ordeal, was my next shot of morphine.
Superb USAF doctors who cared for me, had much experience treated napalm victims in ‘Nam. God Bless them and their expertise. And the Gray Ladies with endless kindness and patience. It took 4 hours to change the bandages, every two days. Excruciating.
This child has a long, long road ahead of her; and the scars will be with her forever.
She and her family are in my fervent prayers.
Terrible. I burned my arm and hand when I was young. Painful. Can’t imagine 95% of the body. That poor little girl.
Having been assigned to an Army Reserve medical unit *and* having worked for decades in civilian medicine I can tell you that US Armed Forces surgeons are known worldwide in the medical community for the advances they've made in the treatment of burn victims.But it sounds like you already knew that.
It took 4 hours to change the bandages, every two days. Excruciating.
Although he's not everyone's cup of tea (he's often pretty vulgar) Richard Pryor did a concert years ago during which he spoke at length about his experiences as a burn patient.It sounds like you and he had similar experiences.