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Can someone have a 100% recovery from a gunshot wound?
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Yes!: It just depends on where you got hit!
Answered 9/8/2013
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What's 100%?: Clearly one will have a scar and possible residual numbness or other dysfunction. And it obviously depends where one was shot. But can a person return to normal life and forget he/she was shot. Sure !
Answered 5/30/2017
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