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Michael Hubbard Utters First Word Since Accident: 'Yeah'
According to online journal, his mom, Nancy Reyer, asked if he likes go-karting.
Michael Hubbard, a 15-year-old Riverhead boy over Memorial Day weekend who has been hospitalized since, uttered his first word since the traumatic experience: "Yeah."
According to a post on CaringBridge.org, a website the family has been using to chronicle their journey, Michael's mother, Nancy Reyer, asked Michael if he likes go-karting.
"Yeah," he replied.
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On CaringBridge, she wrote, "ALL 3 OF US CRIED HE SPOKE YA GOD IS SO GOOD."
Hubbard was at the end of September, where Reyer has traveled to stay with him.
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Following the Memorial Day incident, the - the wickless, flammable material which burned Hubbard - from the shelves. banning the dangerous material from Suffolk County shelves.
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