Photo: Jada Haughey/GoFundMe
An Indiana girl has undergone six surgeries and was forced to have her fingers and toes amputated after suffering severe burns when a candle set a sofa on fire in a neighboring apartment which then spread to her home.
At around 6:30 p.m. on Dec. 16, Jared Mosgrove began to notice a thick cloud of smoke filling the living room of his apartment,The Lafayette Journal & Courierreports.
Unable to catch his breath, Mosgrove, 44, desperately searched for his children as the smoke grew thicker, the outlet reports.
Mosgrove was able to grab his 11-year-old son Liam and daughter Teagan, 4. However, his 6-year-old daughter Kenzie was nowhere to be found.
“She couldn’t get to me,” Mosgrove toldThe Lafayette Journal & Courier.
Soon after firefighters arrived at the scene and rescued Kenzie, who had been hiding between a couch and the patio door — just right above where the fire started, the outlet reports.
Kenzie was then airlifted to Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis with 68 percent of her body covered in burns, according toThe Epoch Times.
Kenzie Mosgrove.Jada Haughey/GoFundMe
Kenzie’s mother, Jessica has since spoken out about the traumatic event.
“The most devastating news came before her fourth surgery on January 3 where we were told that she would have to have her fingers and toes on the left side of her body removed, as they had completely died,” Jessica told the outlet, adding that her daughter had difficulty understanding what was happening.
“She suddenly woke up and couldn’t figure out where her hands and fingers had gone, which completely broke my heart,” Jessica explained.
Despite her many challenges, Kenzie took her first steps in January and was discharged from the hospital on March 12.
Kenzie was able to return to school on April 4, but has to wear splits and garments for 22 hours a day, according toThe Daily Mirror. Still, her mother says, life will never be the same.
“Her life is going to be altered forever,” Jessica said toThe Mirror.
AGoFundMepage has been created in hopes of raising money to cover Kenzie’s medical costs.
Kenzie’s family is alsoselling t-shirtsto raise money.
source: people.com
