Batsheva Esther bas Deena Zahava, a 12-year-old Lakewood girl who was critically injured several months ago after being struck by a pickup truck at the intersection of Route 9 and Cross Street in Lakewood, has been released home.
The family shared the good news in a public message titled “Thank You Hashem!”
“With tremendous gratitude to Hashem, we are happy to share that our beloved daughter Batsheva Esther b’ Deena Zahava just returned home from CHOP’s rehab this afternoon,” the Wednesday message said. “Her miraculous recovery from near-death on 21 Sivan/June 27 to where she’s holding today – talking, walking, and fully cognizant – is only possible due to all the zchusim Klal Yisroel amassed on her behalf. A huge thanks to every one of you for the vast effort you invested to give us our Batsheva back. We are so fortunate to be part of such a special nation.  May we continue to share only besoros tovos with each other, ad bias goel Tzedek b’meheirah. She still has a way to go to full recovery, and will benefit greatly from your continued tefilos and zchusim.”
Lakewood Alerts played a tiny (stress on tiny) role in Batsheva Esther’s treatment. Shortly following the accident, the family requested anyone with footage of the incident to come forward. Doctors wanted to see exactly what had happened so that they could best help the critically injured girl.
Lakewood Alerts obtained footage from a dashcam on a vehicle at the scene, and – thanks to the help of our readers – was able to share it directly with the family. The video was not published due to its sensitive and graphic nature.