Boy, age 3, recovers from self-inflicted gun shot to face
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Three-year-old Darnal Mundy II and his mother, Dorphise Jean, before the night Darnal accidentally shot himself in the head.
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Photos: Boy, age 3, recovers from self-inflicted gun shot to face
Somehow Darnal had gotten out of his parents' bed, climbed a chair in front of his dad's dresser, opened the top drawer, grabbed a gun and shot himself in the face.
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Photos: Boy, age 3, recovers from self-inflicted gun shot to face
Darnal spent three weeks in a coma, and when he woke up, he was barely responsive.
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At the rehabilitation hospital, Darnal receives at least three hours of therapy every day. He has learned how to breathe on his own again and slowly started talking and walking.
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After weeks of intensive therapy, Darnal is slowly regaining control of his body.
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Jenny Rey-Garcia, speech therapist at Jackson Rehabilitation Hospital, works with Darnal.
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