Kennedy lifts weights during physical and occupational therapy.
Kennedy and Chief of Staff Dr. Sara Higginson
Kennedy stands with Jessica, one of her physical therapists.
Ohio Teen Warns of Dangers From Flammable Liquids
Kennedy sustained burns on her arm, hand, stomach and thighs.
Fourteen-year-old Kennedy learned how flammable some common products are after she sustained serious burns from a small explosion.
“I was using nail polish remover and I had a lit candle nearby when all of a sudden the fumes caught and it exploded,” she recalled.
Kennedy sustained second- and third-degree burns on her hands, arm, thighs and stomach, about 13% over her body. She managed to smother the flames before an ambulance arrived to rush her to Shriners Children’s Ohio.
Kennedy spent nearly two weeks in the hospital undergoing multiple skin graft surgeries and procedures under the direction of Shriners Children’s Ohio Chief of Staff Sara Higginson, M.D., FACS.
“I remember when Kennedy first arrived,” Dr. Higginson said. “She had significant burns across her body and we needed to get her into the operating room.”
Kennedy sits in the inpatient unit at Shriners Children's Ohio.
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