Daughter brain damaged after procedure, family sues

[hrmjustin]

SLEEPY HOLLOW, N.Y. (WABC) -- A family's teenage daughter went into the hospital for a routine procedure but ended up suffering severe brain damage and is now unable to communicate. They filed a lawsuit against the hospital on Friday.

"The last thing she said to me was, 'You mean you're not going Mommy?' And I just think if I was there I would have made her better," said Iris Ferraro, Raina's mother.

Raina Ferraro had the natural and constant joy of a cheerleader, the endless energy of a teenager, and a future as shimmering as her smile.

But Raina Ferraro now is 19-years-old, severely brain damaged, and trapped in what will be a lifetime of darkness and silence for as long as she lives.

"I want my baby back," Iris Ferraro said

http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/northern_suburbs&id=9089635

[tblue]

1. Oh NOOOOOOO!!!

I wonder what she meant by 'not going.'

This is the saddest thing in the world. I hope there's a miracle on its way.

[hrmjustin]

2. I think she meant that the mother was not going in the OR with her. Not totally sure on that.

Yes it is so sad. I saw it on the news yesterday an it broke my heart.