PAULDING COUNTY, Ga. — A 12-year-old girl who suffered multiple skull fractures and lost significant blood after a tree fell on her head in Paulding County on Saturday is now making small steps toward a remarkable recovery.

Twelve-year-old Claudia was rushed to the hospital on Saturday after a portion of a tree and several limbs from another tree collapsed on her during powerful storms at an arts and crafts festival in Paulding County.

The straight-A student was put on a ventilator at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta and was sedated, not knowing more about her recovery until they were able to wake her up and evaluate her further. Claudia also suffered a bruised lung and broken rib after the tree fell.

But on Monday, Claudia's road to recovery began. Overnight, she was taken off the ve

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