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A family are celebrating after discovering the daughter they were told had died in a car crash is alive after a hospital mix-up. However, the news meant heartache for the parents of the girl's best friend - as it emerged it was their daughter who died in the accident.
Hospital mix-up sparks anguish then joy as family is mistakenly told daughter has died... then told she's ALIVE
Seeded on Mon Jul 26, 2010 3:54 PM EDT
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However, on Saturday, hospital officials in Glendale, Arizona, announced the 19-year-old was alive and in a coma.
A mix up at the crash scene had led to the talented young football player being mistaken for her best friend, 21-year-old Marlena Cantu.
Abby had suffered severe head injuries, a broken back and punctured lung and was unrecognisable due to facial swelling and having her head shaved for a brain operation.
Marlena’s family had maintained a bedside vigil after being told she was in a critical condition while Abby’s friends and family were told to prepare the teenager's funeral
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#1 - Mon Jul 26, 2010 3:56 PM EDTWhat a sad story. Humans working on other humans is never an easy thing - mistakes do happen in healthcare more often than we would like to admit.
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