Fifteen days after the deadly attack at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis, 12-year-old Sophia Forchas ' condition is improving.

On Thursday, officials with Hennepin Healthcare announced her condition was elevated from "critical" to "serious," signaling an improvement that many initially thought impossible.

This comes after Sophia Forchas' surgeon told reporters he initially considered any hope would be "a miracle."

Sophia Forchas Michelle Erickson and Thomas Forchas

Sophia Forchas was shot in the left temple lobe during the attack – and as of last week, the bullet remained lodged in her head. Her mother, a pediatric critical care nurse, arrived to work to help after the tragedy, not knowing her daughter had been critically injured.

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