Update 03/12/2024 17:45 UTC: Kelaia Turner’s mother, Ty Turner, told Bored Panda that she was “gobsmacked” her daughter’s story spread globally. She said: “In those 101 days we spent in the hospital, I would tell Kelaia that this would come to pass.
“I’ve told her that people around the world would know her story. I told her that her story is for God’s glory.”
Turner’s interests were art, music, girl Scouting, and sports, T. Turner told Bored Panda. She added: “She played piano by ear. She sang both in her school concert choir and on our church youth worship team.”
