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Madonna rehab

Doreen Mshana, 12, works with physical therapist Sarah Economides at Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital in Lincoln on Tuesday. Mshana was one of three survivors of a bus crash in Tanzania in May that killed 36 people. 

Madonna rehab

Doreen Mshana, 12, works with physical therapist Sarah Economides on an assistive rehabilitation eliptical machine as she undergoes therapy at Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital Lincoln campus on Tuesday. Doreen was one of three survivors of a bus crash in Tanzania in May that killed 36 people. 

Twelve-year-old Doreen Mshana will soon leave her room at Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital, where she has been undergoing therapy, for her home in Tanzania. Mshana was one of three survivors of a bus crash in Tanzania in May that killed 36 people. 

Doreen Mshana, 12, prepares to begin a session on an assistive rehabilitation eliptical machine while undergoing therapy at Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital in Lincoln on Tuesday. Mshana was one of three survivors of a bus crash in Tanzania in May that killed 36 people. 

Doreen Mshana, 12, jokes with physical therapist Sarah Economides as she undergoes therapy at Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital on Tuesday. Mshana was one of three survivors of a bus crash in Tanzania in May that killed 36 people. 

Doreen Mshana shoots a basket during a water therapy session at Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital on Tuesday.

Doreen Mshana, 12, high-fives physical therapist Sarah Economides following a therapy session at Madonna Rehabilitation Hospitals-Lincoln Campus on Tuesday.

Doreen Mshana, 12, works with physical therapist Assistant Sarah Stevicks at Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital on Tuesday. Doreen was one of three survivors of a bus crash in Tanzania in May that killed 36 people. 

Doreen Mshana, 12, pushes herself with her crutches as she makes her way between therapy sessions at Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital on Tuesday.

Doreen Mshana walks with her crutches as she works with physical therapist Sarah Economides at Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital on Tuesday. Doreen was one of three survivors of a bus crash in Tanzania in May that killed 35 people. 

Doreen Mshana, 13, pushes with all her leg strength as she works with physical therapist assistant Sarah Stevicks while undergoing therapy at Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital on Tuesday.

Doreen Mshana, 12, has been undergoing therapy at Madonna. She was one of three survivors of a bus crash in Tanzania in May that killed 36 people.

Doreen Mshana, 13, is steadied by physical therapist Sarah Economides as she undergoes therapy at Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital on Tuesday. Doreen was one of three survivors of a bus crash in Tanzania in May that killed 35 people. 

A school bus full of students swerved off a steep road in Tanzania on May 6 and fell into a ravine, killing 32 children and two teachers.

More than 100,000 mourners attended a funeral for 32 children killed in a bus crash in Tanzania on May 6.

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Madonna rehab

Doreen Mshana, 12, works with physical therapist Sarah Economides at Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital in Lincoln on Tuesday. Mshana was one of three survivors of a bus crash in Tanzania in May that killed 36 people. 

Doreen Mshana, 12, works with physical therapist Sarah Economides on an assistive rehabilitation eliptical machine as she undergoes therapy at Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital Lincoln campus on Tuesday. Doreen was one of three survivors of a bus crash in Tanzania in May that killed 36 people. 

Twelve-year-old Doreen Mshana will soon leave her room at Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital, where she has been undergoing therapy, for her home in Tanzania. Mshana was one of three survivors of a bus crash in Tanzania in May that killed 36 people. 

Doreen Mshana, 12, prepares to begin a session on an assistive rehabilitation eliptical machine while undergoing therapy at Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital in Lincoln on Tuesday. Mshana was one of three survivors of a bus crash in Tanzania in May that killed 36 people. 

Doreen Mshana, 12, jokes with physical therapist Sarah Economides as she undergoes therapy at Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital on Tuesday. Mshana was one of three survivors of a bus crash in Tanzania in May that killed 36 people. 

Doreen Mshana shoots a basket during a water therapy session at Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital on Tuesday.

Doreen Mshana, 12, high-fives physical therapist Sarah Economides following a therapy session at Madonna Rehabilitation Hospitals-Lincoln Campus on Tuesday.

Doreen Mshana, 12, works with physical therapist Assistant Sarah Stevicks at Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital on Tuesday. Doreen was one of three survivors of a bus crash in Tanzania in May that killed 36 people. 

Doreen Mshana, 12, pushes herself with her crutches as she makes her way between therapy sessions at Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital on Tuesday.

Doreen Mshana walks with her crutches as she works with physical therapist Sarah Economides at Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital on Tuesday. Doreen was one of three survivors of a bus crash in Tanzania in May that killed 35 people. 

Doreen Mshana, 13, pushes with all her leg strength as she works with physical therapist assistant Sarah Stevicks while undergoing therapy at Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital on Tuesday.

Doreen Mshana, 12, has been undergoing therapy at Madonna. She was one of three survivors of a bus crash in Tanzania in May that killed 36 people.

Doreen Mshana, 13, is steadied by physical therapist Sarah Economides as she undergoes therapy at Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital on Tuesday. Doreen was one of three survivors of a bus crash in Tanzania in May that killed 35 people. 

A school bus full of students swerved off a steep road in Tanzania on May 6 and fell into a ravine, killing 32 children and two teachers.

More than 100,000 mourners attended a funeral for 32 children killed in a bus crash in Tanzania on May 6.

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