Young Santa Rosa fire victim gets new legs for her birthday, appears on 'The Ellen Degeneres Show'

Amputee Lilly Biagnini appeared on 'Ellen' this week with her mom to talk about their experience during last week's fire.|
MICHAEL BARNES
THE PRESS DEMOCRAT

Lilly Biagini, an almost 10-year-old from Santa Rosa, wanted only one thing for her upcoming birthday - a new pair of legs. Thanks to a Texas-based company, that's what she getting.

It was early Monday morning when Lilly's mother, Jessica, received a call from her grandmother telling her they were directly in the path of the Tubbs fire. The Biaginis left everything behind to rush to the woman's aid.

Unfortunately, the fire jumped Highway 101, burning the family's rental home to the ground. They lost everything, including Lilly's prosthetic legs, wheelchair and special bathing bathing chair.

Born with arthrogryposis, a severe joint disorder, Lilly voluntarily had her legs amputated above the knee a few years ago, and was fitted with prosthetics. The loss of her prosthetics took away her independence.

Jessica, who raises Lilly on her own, recently lost her job. She told KPIX that she is experiencing a "lag" with her health insurance. So when Hangar, Inc., a company based out of Austin with prosthetic clinics all over the Bay Area, heard of Lilly's plight, they offered to replace the girl's prosthetic gear for free.

Lilly, who is staying at her aunt's house in San Francisco with her mom, was fitted with "shorties" on Tuesday, which will allow Lilly to move around with some independence until her new legs arrive.

Along with the generous gift of Lilly's new legs is the GoFundMe account that has raised more than $66,000 to help the Biagini family get back on their feet. To help the family, visit their donation page here.

The news gets better. Lilly and her mom appeared on "The Ellen Degeneres Show" this week sharing their story with DeGeneres and her viewers, as well as pictures from their destroyed home.

On the show, Jessica said that they were able to find a rental in Novato, where they will now make their new home.

To help the Biagini family get on their way, Ellen partnered with Shutterfly to donate a 2017 Nissan Versa to replace the family's destroyed vehicle. Ellen then went a step further and opened the hatchback, revealing dozens of toys and wrapped presents.

See the video below:

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