Tina Frost poses for a photo with her mother, Mary Watson Moreland. Frost was shot in the face and lost her right eye in the mass shooting in Las Vegas.
(Courtesy Frost family)
Courtesy Frost family
People visit a makeshift memorial for victims of the mass shooting in Las Vegas, Monday, Oct. 16, 2017, in Las Vegas.
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AP Photo/John Locher
Jenni Tillett writes a message at the Las Vegas Community Healing Garden, Monday, Oct. 16, 2017, in Las Vegas. The garden was built as a memorial for the victims of the recent mass shooting in Las Vegas.
(AP Photo/John Locher)
AP Photo/John Locher
Photos and notes adorn a wall at the Las Vegas Community Healing Garden, Monday, Oct. 16, 2017, in Las Vegas. The garden was built as a memorial for the victims of the recent mass shooting in Las Vegas.
(AP Photo/John Locher)
AP Photo/John Locher
Cam performs during a benefit concert honoring first responders and those affected by the recent mass shooting, Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017, in Las Vegas.
(AP Photo/John Locher)
AP Photo/John Locher
People attend a benefit concert honoring first responders and those affected by the recent mass shooting, Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017, in Las Vegas.
(AP Photo/John Locher)
AP Photo/John Locher
Big Kenny, left, and John Rich of Big & Rich perform during a benefit concert honoring first responders and those affected by the recent Las Vegas mass shooting, Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017, in Las Vegas. Some survivors of the mass shooting said they were ready for closure, though they confessed feeling engulfed by anxiety and security fears while gathering in a large group for the first time since the attack.
(AP Photo/John Locher)
AP Photo/John Locher
A woman reacts as she listens to Big & Rich perform during a benefit concert honoring first responders and those affected by the recent Las Vegas mass shooting, Thursday, Oct. 19, 2017, in Las Vegas. Some survivors of the mass shooting said they were ready for closure, though they confessed feeling engulfed by anxiety and security fears while gathering in a large group for the first time since the attack.
(AP Photo/John Locher)
WASHINGTON — It’s been nearly three weeks since the Las Vegas shooting and one victim from Anne Arundel County, Maryland, who was shot in the head is recovering after having a second surgery.
Doctors at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore are calling the second surgery for 27-year-old Tina Frost a success.
Doctors performed the surgery on Thursday, according to a GoFundMe page set up for Tina Frost. Her family is providing updates on her progress on the page.
During the surgery, doctors worked to reconstruct parts of her skull, which they are hoping will reduce the risk of infection. Since they were able to see the injuries themselves, the doctors at John Hopkins are better able to plan future reconstructive surgeries.
The first surgery Frost had was in Las Vegas right after the shootings happened. Over the weekend, Frost was transferred to Johns Hopkins Hospital from a Las Vegas hospital. Her neurosurgeon in Vegas said that it’s a miracle that she even survived at all.
Surgeons at Johns Hopkins also inserted a titanium plate, which they hope will stabilize the bone around her nose and eye. Frost lost her right eye where the bullet had gotten lodged, according to her mother.
Even though she’s been making great strides in her recovery process, Frost still has a long road and more surgeries ahead. But before this latest surgery, Frost was sometimes smiling and took numerous steps with the help of nurses. She has also hugged her father and puckered her lips for her boyfriend Austin Hughes.
She was at the concert with Hughes in Las Vegas when she was shot.
Frost, who graduated from Arundel High School in 2008, was living in California, where she was working as an accountant.
