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Sophie Delezio Is About To Reach A Major Milestone

From surviving two major car crashes to finishing high school - by Pippa Nerada
  • 20 Apr 2018
Sophie Delezio Is About To Reach A Major Milestone

Every Australian knows Sophie Delezio’s name: the little girl who was nearly killed when a burning car crashed through the wall of her northern beaches childcare centre, landing directly on top of her.

Sophie suffered third-degree burns to most of her body and lost both her feet and one hand in the incident.

Then, tragedy struck a second time when she was hit by a car at a pedestrian crossing when she was five years old.

But fast forward more than a decade and Sophie has a remarkably positive outlook on life. Now 17 years old (the above photo is from 2008) and a proud P-plater, she told TODAY that she’s looking forward to finishing high school.

7 News Sydney

“I’m currently completing Year 12, and I am still rowing, and acting, and just trying to get through this year,” Sophie says.

“Each surgery I have makes it easier for me to move and do certain things so, just kind of that attitude of ‘just get through this so you can do this.’”

“Knowing that I can’t change who I am, I just have to push through and get on with life,” she adds.

After her first accident, Sophie’s parents, Ron and Carolyn Delezio, founded charity A Day Of Difference, which is dedicated to supporting the families of critically injured children, as well as the hospitals that treat them and critical injury research.

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