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WATCH: Boy who suffered brain injury speaks for the first time in years

Tripp Halstead was critically injured when a tree limb fell on him on the playground at daycare.

WATCH: Boy who suffered brain injury speaks for the first time in years

Mon, 07 Nov, 2016 - 00:00

Claire Anderson

"It fell on his head and crushed his skull into many pieces."

His mother keeps a Facebook page dedicated to his progress since the accident.

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