12-Year-Old Is Walking Again After Contracting Flesh-Eating Bacteria During Family Vacation

A 12-year-old girl’s family says she is “on the road to recovery” after shecontracted a deadly flesh-eating bacteriaduring a Florida vacation last month. Doctors worked to save Kylei Parker’s right leg and her life after she got necrotizing fasciitis, a rare bacterial infection. Now, just weeks after entering a Indiana University Health hospital, she’s walking again,according toInside Edition. “She’s rocked this recovery thing so far,” Kylei’s mom, Michelle Brown said, according toInside Edition.

12-Year-Old Jacob Tremblay 'Dreaded' His Kissing Scene in 'Good Boys'

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12-Year-Old Middle Schooler Has Helped Feed 9,000 Homeless People: 'I Want to Help Them All'

Photo: Russell Boschetto Oregon middle schooler Symond Boschetto has plenty to be thankful for this holiday season — and so do the estimated 9,000 homeless people he’s helped with his very own nonprofit. Symond, 12, was just 8 years old when he launchedShare Hope USA, which has gone on to host feeding events, clothing drives and plenty more for the local Los Angeles homeless population. “I started this because I knew there were people that I needed to help, and I wanted to see what I could do to help them,” Symond, a seventh-grader at Rosemont Ridge Middle School in West Linn, tells PEOPLE.

12-Year-Old Molly Steinsapir, Whose Mom Chronicled Her Bike Injury, Dies: 'Worst Nightmare'

Molly Steinsapir, the 12-year-old girl whose battle to recover following a traumatic bike accident captured the hearts of hundreds of thousands of Twitter users, has died, her mom Kaye announced.Molly had been undergoing treatment at UCLA since she was criticallyinjured on Jan. 31, and Kaye had been sharing regular updates on her condition to Twitter, where the story went viral.“Molly has been called home to G-d. While our hearts are broken in a way that feels like they can never be mended, we take comfort knowing that Molly’s twelve years were filled with love and joy.

12-Year-Old Murdered Sonic Drive-In Worker After Employee Confronted Uncle About Urinating in Parking Lot

A 12-year-old Texas boy was convicted last week of fatally shooting a Sonic Drive-In worker during a confrontation this spring, authorities said. The boy, whose name was being withheld due to his age, is scheduled to be sentenced Thursday, the sheriff’s office said. Police arrested the boy earlier this year following the deadly May 13 shooting at a Sonic Drive-In in Keene, which is located about 30 miles south of Fort Worth.