In 1993, Jeanine had an acute asthma attack, went into respiratory failure, and was deprived of so much oxygen that she lost all brain function - the same thing that had happened to Lia. She could hardly bear to see her her entire family had taken Lia's fate hard. Dee Korda often saw her there, as one of her own children also attended Schelby. Jeanine persuaded them to send Lia to the Schelby Center for Special Education for a few hours each day, not to educate her, but rather to give her parents some rest. Nao Kao gained weight and had high blood pressure, while Foua felt tired a lot of the time. Her siblings grew up around her, part of a close-knit family, some excelling in sports and others going to university. She grew only a few inches, gained only a little weight, and always looked younger than her age.
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