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My Speech Imagine having 85% of your body burnt, well Sophie Delezio has had that happen to her. Hi my name is Sarah Lawson and tonight I will be speaking about Sophie Delezio. Sophie was born on April the 3rd 2001. When Sophie was 3 she was at her local Day Care centre in Fairlight, Sydney’s West. It was a peaceful sight until a 68 year old man crashed his car in to the day care centre. That day Sophie was badly burnt. She also lost her right ear, some fingers and both her legs were amputated below her knees. Sophie was put into hospital for weeks and rehab for months. Courageous Sophie, having to get up every morning with her mum to put different dressings on her legs which were terribly painful. After recovering, who would’ve believed it, but she had a second tragic accident. She was crossing a road with her Nana and her dog, Tara. She had numerous fractures and a tear to her left lung. She was sent to hospital for a few days and rehab for one week. The man that hit Sophie was drunk and also arrested for not letting pedestrians through first. This event outraged the community and once again Sophie and her family suffered physically and emotionally. Now I want you to think of a time when you personally were in physical pain. It may have been after playing a tough footy match, or running 3kms after cross country, or for you mums in the audience perhaps after giving birth. Now times that pain by 10 and you might just begin to understand what Sophie had to experience every day. The reason why I chose Sophie is because she is such a young girl and she has suffered so much in her life. She is happy and healthy and is now almost 10 years old. In summary, I am amazed by the courage that Sophie has displayed through her terrible accidents and I’m sure you will be too. Thank you for listening to my speech, I hope you liked it. Sarah Biography