Burned Toddler Returns Home After 6 Months At Shriner's Hospital

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) - His mother's boyfriend is accused of putting him in a bathtub filled with scalding hot water.

After spending the last 6 months at Shriner's Hospital for Children, Armani is back home and his mother says he refuses to leave her side.

"Now that he's with me, he doesn't want me to leave his side at all," said Desiree White.

It's the moment Armani and his family have been waiting for.

Three-year-old Armani is walking, talking and enjoying being a kid again.

"He can ride a bike again and just being a 3-year-old Armani again," said White.

After five months of surgeries and physical therapy, Armani is finally back home.

"He's been doing such a great job through therapy that they decided to let him get out," said White.

Back in December, Armani suffered third degree burns through his entire body after his mother's boyfriend allegedly forced him to sit in hot water.

But Armani's family says the dark past doesn't seem to slow Armani down.

His strength, intelligence and love is what his family says got him through such a painful and difficult time.

"He has a strong will for life, he is a survivor," said Carma Hamer.

A boy who couldn't leave his hospital bed is now enjoying the simple things in life with the people who matter to him most.

It's something his family says couldn't have been possible without the support of Shriner's Hospital for Children.

"All of them, I just want to thank all of them, cause without them, I don't think I would get through this," said White.

Armani has a lot to look forward to. He is going to celebrate his birthday on June 5, and his mother says he will enroll in school in the fall.