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Girl, 4, who lost mom, brother, goes home

Jay Trinca's daughter�Marialena returned home Thursday after months of rehabilitation, following an October car crash that killed�her mother and older brother. Videojournalist: Ed Betz (Feb. 16, 2012)

Four-year-old Marialena Trinca is home again -- four months after a Manorville car wreck claimed the lives of her mother and older brother, and stunned the community.

Doctors released Marialena Thursday after putting her through grueling physical therapy, giving her an "excellent" prognosis for a full recovery.

At St. Charles Hospital in Port Jefferson, the girl who couldn't eat, walk...

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