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<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\nA little girl from Polk County is spending Christmas in the pediatric burn unit at Tampa General Hospital after a bonfire ignited her clothes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She has a long recovery ahead, and her mother is helping keep her spirits high. Addie Powell would much prefer to show the pictures and videos of her daughter dancing, swimming, and jumping on a trampoline. But it\u2019ll be weeks before Mylia Young will be able to do those things again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMylia is literally my world,\u201d Powell says. \u201cShe was at a bonfire with family and friends on Saturday night, just celebrating Christmas.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Powell hadn’t arrived yet and got a call that Mylia got too close to the flames and her shoes and pants caught on fire.<\/p>\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\u201cOnce I got to Tampa General [Hospital] and they undid\u2026the dressings and I saw the extent of the burns,\u201d she adds. \u201cIt was very heartbreaking to see your daughter have to endure that kind of pain.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mylia got second and third-degree burns over much of her shins, ankles, and feet. Monday was her first surgery. Thursday is her next one to graft new skin onto hers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cShe’s been good after surgery,\u201d she says about Mylia\u2019s spirits. \u201cShe was in a good amount of pain but you know that kind of subsided after a couple hours now she’s back to her very rambunctious self,\u201d adding she sometimes tries to walk even though she can\u2019t stand up on her own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So Mylia will be stuck in a hospital bed on Christmas. Powell and TGH will try to give her the best day possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cThey have Santa that comes in at 5 a.m.,\u201d she says. \u201cThey’re getting toys, we have toys that are coming obviously from the house. She was originally going to get a kitten for Christmas but we kind of have to wait on that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She’s looking forward to her new pet and the time when she’s able to walk, dance, and swim again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cShe’s a high-spirited individual so she is she’s doing great,\u201d Powell says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n