`BUENA SUERTE ROSA'; MOM BURNED IN CRASH HOME FROM HOSPITAL.Byline: Blanca E. Cordova Cordova, Spain: see Córdoba. Daily News Staff Writer A Canoga Park woman who was in a tragic head-on collision A head-on collision is one where the front ends of two ships, trains, planes or vehicles hit each other, as opposed to a side-collision or rear-end collision. Rail transport With rail, a head-on collision often implies a collision on a single line railway. and explosion near Lompoc in September was surrounded by family members and hospital officials Thursday in a special going-away celebration. Rosa Hernandez thanked her friends at the Grossman Burn Center at Sherman Oaks Hospital Sherman Oaks Hopital (SOH) is an 153 bed acute care facility in Sherman Oaks, California, USA and is home of world renowned the Grossman Burn Center. SOH is owned and operated by Prime Healthcare Services, Inc. who contributed to her recovery physically and emotionally. ``They made me laugh. They eased the pain of my wounds,'' she said in Spanish after receiving a big cake that said, ``Buena suerte Rosa,'' meaning ``Good luck Rosa.'' Hernandez was burned over 40 percent of her body in the Sept. 9 crash that killed 11 people, including her son. Linda Garcia, a child development specialist who has been working with Hernandez since the accident, said her progress has been remarkable. ``She's made a lot of improvement, obviously physically, but more emotionally,'' said Garcia. Hernandez, 41, sat in a wheelchair with scars on her arms and a smile on her face. ``She's going home now, but the treatment has to continue,'' said Dana Weinberg, a spokeswoman at the hospital. Hernandez was in a van with other San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. residents, who were returning home after selling corn in Santa Maria Santa Maria, city, Brazil Santa Maria (sän`tə mərē`ə), city (1991 pop. 217,592), Rio Grande do Sul state, S Brazil. It is a major railroad terminus and the site of an important military base. . Their van exploded in flames after colliding with a northbound pickup truck on a dark, rural stretch of Highway 1. She underwent skin-grafting surgery for burns over much of her body, including her back, legs, arms, side and abdomen, according to Dr. Michel Brones. She still doesn't remember much of the devastating dev·as·tate tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates 1. To lay waste; destroy. 2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark. crash. ``I saw fire, flames over me,'' Hernandez said. ``I heard a blast, but I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. . Maybe it was when it exploded. I don't remember who took me out.'' The next thing she remembers is waking up in the hospital. Francisco Rosas, Hernandez's 25-year-old nephew who has been taking care of her 6-year-old daughter Mariana Camacho, took Hernandez home. ``Finally she is going to go home. I feel very grateful with the people who have helped us,'' Rosas said. CAPTION(S): Photo PHOTO Rosa Hernandez gets help from Linda Garcia before her release from the Grossman Burn Center. Myung J. Chun/Daily News |
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