Nicholas Tadros, 10, was placed in an induced coma after the crash on January 2 that killed his mother, Vanessa Tadros, and three others.
His family’s priest, Father Suresh Kumar, has taken to Facebook to announce Nicholas has not suffered a serious brain injury and has begun to speak to those around him.
But doctors have not ruled out amputating the child’s leg, which was shattered in the crash, the priest has relayed after speaking to Nicholas and his father, Simon, on Saturday.
“This little boy is a living miracle,” Kumar wrote, telling that he had had a conversation with him over the phone.
“He said that he is missing being at the altar serving Jesus… He thanked all those who are praying for him.
“Overall, our little champ is fighting the good fight.
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“Simon is able to talk to him and Nicholas responds very clearly with names, dates.”
Kumar said Nichola’s kidneys had begun to function on their own, but only partially.
Nicholas’ recovery is expected to take some time.
Pilot Ash Jenkinson, British newlyweds Diane and Ron Hughes and Vanessa Tadros died in the crash, when two aircraft, operated by Sea World Helicopters, collided shortly before 2pm on January 2.
Geelong mother and son Winnie de Silva were also critically injured in the crash but their conditions later improved in hospital.
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