east boston girl fighting a serious ill seasons >>> a little girl from east boston, 10-year-old paulina lopez wain from a neurological illness that left her able to walk but she made great strides today. >> yes, paulina gets to go home, just in time for the holidays. 7's jonathan hall has more. >> home for the holidays, the 10-year-old east boston girl is getting quite the send-off from the staff at fransiscan children's hospital in brighton. >> she's going home for thanksgiving, which is an incredible blessing for them. >> what kind of food is your >> turkey. >> me too. >> paulina lopez, the daughter of columbian immigrants, has spent two months in the hospital working hard at physical therapy twice a day. >> i feel very proud of her. she has been able to overcome all the things that have been happening to her. >> reporter: paulina was born a down syndrome kid but walked just fine until this fall, after getting an enter row virus, doctors believe paulina's body responded badly and developed acute flaccid mile identities. >> the doctors says germs can cause afm and they can have serious conse

brings you the >> anchor: a little girl from east boston going home for the holidays. 10-year-old paulina lopez spent time in the hospital. she suffers from a neurological disorder. >> anchor: paulina with her family just in time for thanksgiving. jonathan hall has the story. >> reporter: home for the holidays. this east boston girl getting the send off from the staff san friskan children's hospital. >> reporter: what kind of food is your favorite food on thanksgiving. >> turkey. >> reporter: turkey. me too. the daughter of columbian immigrants spent 2 months in the hospital working hard at physical therapy every day. >> i feel very proud of her. she has been able to overcome all the things that been happening to her. fine this fall. doctors believe paulina's body responded badly. the doctor who treated paulina says germs can cause afm. they can have serious consequences. weakness in the limbs. >> she couldn't walk. she couldn't wiggle her toes. she couldn't do anything. >> reporter: paulina is doing much better. the staff says ? >> and they'll miss her. >> she is wonderful. she is sassy. she h

paulina lopez is one tough kid. >> she had suffered acute blastivmyolitis. >> reporter: her legs were paralyzed. >> she wasn't standing, walking. really, she wasn't even crawling when she came in. >> reporter: if you can only through a translator. >> it was unexpected. she had to be in a wheelchair. >> reporter: therapists began working with her for twice a day, 45 minutes at a time, getting her strong enough to stand and wheel herself around and ride a special bike. she has become pan and has grown to love her therapist and that feeling is mutual. >> laughs and smiles no matter where she goes. >> i feel very proud of her. she is very strong and able to overcome all the things that keep happening to her. >> good job. >> reporter: she will be home for thanksgiving and looking syndrome will continue to receive therapy and they don't know how much more progress, but for this moment, they are so happy with her progress. and they had a chorus, singing along. >> pile up the turkey for her and deliver the macarena. >>> and eric pretty nice forecast. >>> a couple of days ago, we had a white t

. >> reporter: paulina lopez, the daughter of columbian immigrants, has spent two months in the hospital working hard at physical therapy twice a >> i feel very proud of her. she has been able to overcome all the things that are happening to her. >> reporter: palina born a down syndrome kid but walked walked s fine until this fall but after getting a virus doctors believe she responded badly and developed afm. >> the doctor who treated paulina says germs can cause afm and they can have serious consequences. weakness in the limbs, trouble she couldn't move her legs at all. she couldn't wiggle her toes, she really couldn't do anything. >> reporter: after all that therapy, paulina is moving much better. the staff says she's full of fun ? [ music ] ? >> and they'll miss her. >> she is wonderful. she's very sassy. she has a very big personality. >> reporter: this is no forever goodbye. paul outpatient physical therapy and hopes her progress will continue jonathan hall, 7news. >>> and still to come on 7news at 4:30, worried how many calories maybe you're packing on that thanksgiving plate? we'

. >> reporter: 10-year-old paulina lopez of east boston is able to walk through the walls of franciscan children hospital with the help of a special walk we are wheels. it marks the end of a long hospital stay with her. she came in september after she began to develop weak.ness. paulina's mother tonya spoke to us through a translator. >> well, she started with a cold. then i took her to the hospital. >> reporter: paulina was diagnosed with acute blasti c myelitis, a sudden onset that wasn't doing a whole lot of moving, and now we have her in a pool, and she is up and walking while she is in the pool. so he has made a lot of great progress. >> reporter: paulina also has down syndrome and doctors don't think it affected her health or how she dealt with afm. starts with a common virus one many of us have likely been exposed to and her body reacted differently >> 168 that paulirk na can cause common cold symptoms, a problem with some people with asthma and have been prior outbreaks described in children with positive types of paralysis. >> reporter: after a few months of hard work and close