The young Pakistani girl, Malala Yousufzai, who was shot in the had by the Taliban has been in the hospital and is now able to stand with someones' help. MSN reported that Yousufzai is able to communicate now as well said doctors, though there is still risk of infection.
The Associated Press reported that a gunman walked up to her on a bus in the northern Swat Valley of Pakistan and shot Yousufzai in the head and neck on Oct. 9.
Malala Yousufzai ,15, is known for her bravery as an activist that has spoken out and revealed the atrocities of the Taliban while advocating education
for girls.
MSN reported that on Monday she was flown to Birmingham, England's Queen Elizabeth Hospital whose expertise lies in trauma cases.
Dr. Dave Rosser, medical director at the hospital, said to MSN that she was "well enough that she's agreed that she's happy, in fact keen, for us to share more clinical detail."
He added that the infection in her throat is probably related to the bullet that grazed her head. Because of the infection he added to MSN that she is not completely "out of the woods yet."
The Daily Mail reported that she also has swelling in her brain.
The Daily Mail reported that her first question after waking up from an induced coma was 'Which country am I in?'
Rosser said to according to The Daily Mail, "She is writing very freely, she has had a tracheotomy as her airway was swollen by the passing of the bullet.
She's not able to talk, but we have no reason to believe she wouldn't be able to talk once this tube is out, which may be in the next few days."
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