UPDATE: 3-year-old Westyn Tudor of Yuma: “I’m going home”

Burn victim discharged after accident four months ago

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - Westyn Tudor was officially discharged from the Valleywise Arizona Burn Center (VABC) on Friday, March 5, after accidentally falling into a fire pit last November.

Currently three years old, Westyn was only two at the time of the fall which caused one third of his body to receive third-degree burns.

"It's kind of emotional, ya know, 'cause we've been here for four months," says Westyn's mother Amy Green. "So, we've become family with all the staff."

Due to the severity of the burns, Westyn will have to return periodically for outpatient appointments and follow-ups on his burn sites.

Green recalls, "The first couple of months were very scary, especially the first twenty days where we almost lost him a couple of times."

Those tragic memories have slowly but surely transitioned into happy moments once again.

"As he progressed and got better... seeing him talk and walk and start being Westyn again. He's himself. He's not a different kid. He's still Westyn," expressed Green.

VABC staff has grown close to the toddler. Burn therapist Andrea Martinez admitted, "I'm losing my best friend today. I don't know what I'm gonna do without him."

Westyn's tenacity and individuality are highlighted as keys to his recovery.

"I think the special part about his journey is Westyn himself," pointed out burn surgeon Louis Ferrari. "He is a very resilient young man. He's got a great little attitude and he takes a lot... the central part to his recovery is his, his innate self is very strong and very happy overall.