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Malyia

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  • Ryan Jeffers plays with his daughter  Malyia Jeffers after physical therapy at the Shriner's Children Hospital in Sacramento...Malyia Jeffers is a toddler who lost parts of her limbs after a medical saga that began with a high fever on a Sunday morning.  It turned out that she was a victim of a severe Streptococcus A infection.  Malyia spent several months in the Stanford Children's Hospital ICU and Davis Medical Center where she underwent limb amputations and skin grafts among numerous other medical treatments.  Her father spends many hours with her as he struggles to keep the family going, and plan for a very different future. March 24, 2011.
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  • Making time for his other children, Ryan Jeffers looks for a home to rent in the Natomas area of Sacramento, Jaden 6, and Christian 9. They are looking into the front window of a prospective home as they wait for the agent to show them around. Tuesday, February 8, 2011.
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  • At Stanford Children's Hospital, Ryan Jeffers feeds Malyia ice chips to sooth her.
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  • At Shriners Children Hospital in Sacramento, Malyia Jeffers, cries while her father puts her coat on to leave after physical therapy.  The scars on her legs and arms are painful to be touched.   March 24, 2011..
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  • At the hospital,  with Malyia looking on,  Ryan Jeffers shows of a tattoo he got honoring Malyia and the life flight that saved her life.
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  • Jeffers holds his daughters hand on the way back to her room at the Stanford Children's Hospital. Friday, February 11, 2011.
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  • Jeffers gets a smile from his daughter in the hospital before more physical therapy.
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  • Malyia Jeffers, works with physical therapist Amanda Mcaloon, practicing to lift and hold objects with her new limb. Friday, February 11, 2011.
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  • At her home in Sacramento, Malyia Jeffers  fearlessly climbs up the stairs and looks back at her father as she pauses for a second.  March 30, 2011..
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  • After a long day, exhausted Ryan Jeffers resorts to drinking RedBull to stay awake prior to facing the piled up hospital bills.
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  • Malyia moves around in her bedroom, stopping to look at the princess on her play mat.
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  • Malyia and her father Ryan nap on their living room floor after an exhausting day of play and physical therapy.
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