US EditionShe survived being shot in the head as teen. Now she's sharing her final message
- Deserae Turner, age 22, is now receiving hospice care at her home, according to a Tuesday interview.
- Turner's health declined rapidly because of septic pulmonary emboli and pre-stomach cancer diagnosed last year.
- After struggling to breathe after work on Friday, doctors found blood clots and pockets of pus in Turner's lungs.
- Turner stated, "I am choosing not to fight this infection" and, "I can barely breathe," during the interview.
- Turner, who survived a 2017 shooting, has signed a do-not-resuscitate order and desires a swift and peaceful passing.
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Deserae Turner decides to enter hospice care, 8 years after surviving gunshot to the head
After eight years of fighting through ongoing challenges resulting from a gunshot wound to the head, Cache Valley local Deserae Turner has reportedly been moved to hospice care, after being diagnosed with a condition involving infected blood clots in the…
She survived being shot in the head as teen. Now she's sharing her final message
CACHE VALLEY, Utah (KTVX) — "Death is scary. I'm not gonna lie," 22-year-old Deserae Turner said. Deserae was 14 years old when she was shot in the head and left in a canal bed in Smithfield, Utah, by two of her classmates in 2017. Deserae survived, and the two teenagers were sentenced to at least 15 years in prison for the shooting. "I have been in so much agony, so much pain, for eight years. … It is time for me to take the steps to be in less…
Utah woman who survived gunshot to head 8 years ago now in hospice care
By Spencer Burt, Jeremy Tombs Click here for updates on this story AMALGA, Utah (KSTU) — Deserae Turner, a now-22-year-old who survived being shot in the head by a classmate when she was 14, is now on her deathbed after her health suddenly took a turn for the worse. In an interview Tuesday, Turner said she was diagnosed with stomach cancer last year. But last week, doctors discovered a lung infection that Turner says is the last straw in her…
Sad: Female Student Shot At Adventist Senior High School Goes ‘Blind’
Suzzy Pinamang, a female student who was shot at Bantama Seventh Day Adventist Senior High School is going blind gradually. According to Asante Nation blog on X, although Suzzy has been treated and discharged from the hospital, a number of bullets are stuck in her face and have not yet been extracted. ‘Since she is […]
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