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David also shared a video of what he said was “one of our first intentional smiles,” as well as an update on the condition of Maya’s left eye.
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“The doctors diagnosed a left cranial nerve palsy, specifically involving the third cranial nerve,” he wrote. “This nerve helps control the eye’s ability to move inward (toward the nose) and upward. Because all the nerves work together, they don’t believe this will be completely debilitating it may just make the eye a little ‘lazier’ than the other.”
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He added that “there is communications between both eyes” and the doctors “are optimistic that she can see out of her left eye as well.”
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Maya has been undergoing treatment at B.C. Children’s Hospital in Vancouver after she was shot by Jesse Van Rootselaar, 18, during a mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge. Six people were killed at a school and two others in the shooter’s home during the attack.
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The latest updates come after Maya’s mother shared a heartbreaking message on a GoFundMe page informing supporters that the family has been struggling to find appropriate housing in Canada.
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“It has been nearly impossible to acquire housing. knowing she will likely be in a wheelchair,” reads an update posted on behalf of Edmonds on May 29.
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She added that the family doesn’t qualify for the “list of potential benefits covered for traumatized families searching for a new normal in an unthinkable situation.”
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She wrote: “Turns out, legislation is written in such a way, we don’t qualify. So all and any expenses are left to be fulfilled by any organizations holding donations, that has literally saved us so far.
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“So, with that, accommodations have become too much, and we live between the back of my car and a couch in the hospital. Hoping we find a place that fits all our requirements sometime soon.”
However, Edmonds shared a follow-up on her Facebook on June 2, clarifying that she’s not actually living in a car, it’s “where (her) stuff is” and that she chose to sleep on a couch in Maya’s room because she would rather be with her than pay for an Airbnb.
She added that while there is housing available, she is looking for somewhere that suits the family long-term, writing that she wants “to find something with more forest than sirens” to avoid triggers, and, because Maya will be in a wheelchair, there is “a lot to consider” when searching for a permanent home.
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In another update on her Facebook page, Edmonds shared the family had been unable to relocate to L.A., despite previously accepting an offer from Ultimate Fighting Championship president Dana White to pay for Maya’s treatment and the family’s accommodation in the city, because Maya was “too fragile” to risk travelling.
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