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Mom Was 'in Tears' After 3-Year-Old Lost Foot in Lawn Mower Accident, but He Told Her It Would All Be Okay
Joey Marsico lost his left foot in an accident, but he helped his family get through the ordeal, they tell PEOPLE
On Thursday, May 9, Joey, who was just weeks away from his fourth birthday, was watching his grandfather Mark DeLuca mow the lawn outside his family's Whitehall, New York, home when he made an innocent, split-second decision that put him in harm's way. According to the family, DeLuca quickly applied a tourniquet that likely saved his grandson’s life and Joey was airlifted to Boston Children’s Hospital where he underwent a series of surgeries on his foot, including the decision to amputate. Through his difficult recovery, however, Joey has charmed his nurses and doctors and wowed his family and friends with his unusually mature perspective — not to mention an upbeat outlook.
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