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Utah mother's son was shot and badly injured by bullies... then nurse sent terrifying 'help' message from hospital about her tiny daughter

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Crystal and Denver Dorrall's son Brandon was shot by bullies who fired 17 shots, leaving him severely injured. Simultaneously, their daughter Jocelyn, born with severe health issues and defying medical predictions, suffered a spinal infection while in the hospital. After receiving a troubling text from a nurse that read "Help," Crystal rushed to the hospital where she found out Jocelyn had passed away shortly after waking up and recognizing her parents. A memorial service for Jocelyn was held, and a GoFundMe page has been established to support the family's expenses.

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The Dorrall family in Utah faced a series of tragedies when their son Brandon was shot in the neck by bullies looking for his younger brother Alex. Brandon survived but had to relearn how to walk and talk and now cannot control his right arm. Meanwhile, Brandon's sister Jocelyn, born with severe medical issues that doctors predicted would be fatal or leave her without quality of life, was in the hospital battling a spinal infection. Jocelyn’s mother received a terrifying text from the nurse stating that Jocelyn closed her eyes and didn't open them again after receiving a kiss from her twin sister Serena. The family is still grappling with the loss of Jocelyn while supporting Brandon's recovery.

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- See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source A Utah family already reeling from the shooting of their son by bullies has now suffered a devastating family tragedy. asserted

family → see → tragedy

Crystal and Denver Dorrall's son Brandon was shot in the neck by teenagers looking for his younger brother Alex. asserted

son → shoot → brother

'They opened fire and shot my son on the second round and continued to fire sixteen more shots,' Crystal told ABC4. asserted

Crystal → open → ABC4

Brandon was rushed to hospital and survived the ordeal, but he had to relearn how to walk and talk and can no longer control his right arm. asserted

he → rush → arm

At the same time, Brandon's sister Jocelyn was also in hospital after suffering a spinal infection. asserted

sister → suffer → infection

When Jocelyn was born alongside her twin sister Serena, doctors told her parents that she would likely die shortly after, and that even if she did survive she would have no quality of life. asserted

she → bear → life

However, the 'sassy' little girl managed to prove the doctors wrong. asserted

doctors → manage → ?

'She loved K-pop demon hunters, she liked all things zombie, she's a horror fan, hated Disney princesses, would not watch them. asserted

she → love → them

She got to where she was rolling over and sitting up. asserted

she → get → ?

Her school was working on getting her a communication device, so she could use her eyes to communicate,' Crystal said. uncertain

Crystal → work → eyes

Crystal and Denver Dorrall's daughter Jocelyn died on Tuesday Jocelyn Dorrall's devastated parents Denver and Crystal cared for her right up until her final moments Jocelyn, with her twin sister Serena, was not expected to live past birth She had to have a tracheostomy and required 24/7 care. asserted

She → die → care

Defying medical predictions, Jocelyn managed to celebrate her fourth birthday before tragedy struck. asserted

tragedy → defy → birthday

'Her little body was just too tired and this last week, it decided she'd had enough I guess,' Crystal said. asserted

Crystal → decide → enough

Crystal received a text message from a nurse reading 'Help' and immediately rushed to the hospital. asserted

Crystal → receive → hospital

A nurse performed CPR on Jocelyn but it wasn't enough to save her life, and she died on Tuesday. asserted

she → perform → Tuesday

'She waited for us to get there, and she woke up and took one look at her dad and you could tell she acknowledged him. uncertain

she → wait → him

Then, she looked at me and I went: "What are you doing, you're going to put me in an early grave,"' Crystal said. asserted

Crystal → look → grave

Jocelyn's death came not long after her brother Brandon was shot in the neck by teenagers Jocelyn was in hospital with a spinal infection when her mom received a worrying text Jocelyn receives a kiss from her twin sister Serena 'She acknowledged I was mom and then closed her eyes and didn't open them again. asserted

I → come → them

A memorial service for Jocelyn was held at a church in Eagle Mountain on Wednesday. asserted

service → hold → Wednesday

A GoFundMe has also been set up to help the family with funeral expenses and lingering medical costs. asserted

GoFundMe → set → expenses

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