A ‘new and amazing life’
Couple’s resilience after near-fatal accident inspires social media movement and book
With third- and fourth-degree burns over 85 percent of her body, Charlie Xavier’s chance of survival was slim following an accident last September. But being reunited with her husband, André, and their two sons, London (pictured) and Julian, was what kept her strong and motivated. “The most important thing for me was to get back home to my boys,” she says. Photo: Tristan Williams.
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