Comments for Ashleigh's Blog

Comment on Cholesterol and Krill Oil by Christine

Christine — Fri, 11 May 2012 11:20:17 +0000

Hello from Australia! I support my husband, Ivon, who had an accident 6 yrs ago & has a TBI. I was interested to read your site & I offer you all the best to you and the family – and to Ashleigh. I loved reading your posts – they bring inspiration all the way across the oceans!

A question – Ivon has had terribly low choloestral (his good one is low, bad is ok) – and I have struggled to find a specialist that understands whether his injuries have impacted this. He is on the right diet / supplements but I was really interested to understand if Ashleigh had the same issue – i.e. too low good cholesterol.

Anyway, just a qn …Thanks for the site!
Christine

Comment on Ash & Tim Tebow by Judie Peterson

Judie Peterson — Sat, 05 May 2012 20:21:18 +0000

Thanks so much for posting these pictures. So good to see how happy Ashleigh was! We were able to view much of Tim’s inspiring speech at CCU on youtube. Here’s the site for anyone who might want to watch…http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wd-fRbHaMyg&feature=email.

Comment on Aquatic Therapy by Joan Duffy

Joan Duffy — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 19:25:09 +0000

I will e-mail you, have a son who was injured in a motorcross accident 2001 still dealing with his reovery although I think he has advanced extremely well wanted to let you know about a new therapy that gave him movement in his left fingers he had not had in 11 years….amazing I will e-mail you

Comment on “Miracle” Recoveries by p drew

p drew — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 03:52:01 +0000

I believe it is a miracle because a gunshot wound to the brain is a horrific injury and surviving is a miracle. My son suffered a diffuse axonal injury in Feb 08, he’s learning to walk and talk again, my hopes from the Gifford story would be that more rehabiliation for brain injured patients is needed.. don’t cut them off.. it takes time to recover… we’ve had to fight and research ourselves for more help, insurance and medicare want to give up too quick and place brain injured patients in facilities…. THAT’s the story that needs to be told.
Miracles do Happen to those who Believe.. I know this for sure, my son is a miracle, all though he doesn’t walk by himself or talk he is a Survivor!

Comment on Spiderman Visits by susan shouse

susan shouse — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 23:08:01 +0000

We are very new to this. My son is a senior in high school. On september 16th 2011 my son had a subdural hematoma during a football game. He was life flighted to the nearest hospital about 20 minutes away from the town he was playing the game. They did an emergency surgery and the next day after the surgery, the doctor said that he had a 95 % chance of recovery. then three days after the surgery, his brain started swelling severely. The CT scan showed that he had anoxia throughout his brain coupled with severe Ischemic strokes. I have been told that first, he was going to die and we should let him go peacefully. Then he didn’t die but they cautioned us to remove life support because he will only be a “Vegetable.” We said that as long as my son continues to fight, then he will be allowed to fight. Three months later he is at a CareMeridian skilled nursing home. Physically he is getting stronger: His foley has been removed; his traech is out and he is beginning to tolerate standing in a standing frame for about 20 mnutes. However, neuro wise no one can tell us where he stands. He seems to recognize us at times, but other times just has a blank stare. He is non-verbal so we don’t know if he knows or feels anything. He will at times raise his eyebrows when asked or will raise his eyebrows when we speak to him but we cannot tell if it is reflexive or purposeful. He will sometimes closed his eyes and then open them when we ask him to; but we really have no idea if he is really responding to us at all. We were told he was not well enough to go to rehab so we have him here at this skilled nursing home. Our insurance will be done paying for this soon, and we are planning to take him home. I cannot bear to just put him into a nursing home. Any ideas or suggestion as to how to continure with his care? I do not know the first thing in taking him home and am very frightened.

Comment on “Miracle” Recoveries by sabiha abdul

sabiha abdul — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 11:20:39 +0000

Hi my name is Sabiha from Nairobi, Kenya. My daughter Amal was involved in a hit and run accident when she was 6yrs old. She is now 8yrs and she is still recovering. Its has been really challenging for us as rehab and peadriatic rehab equipment are so costly here, we are forced o modify our own equipments and aides. its also good to know that the insurance companies there are willing to assist. We have had to pay for all medical and rehab bills on our own while trying to fight a civil case against the insurance company and the driver of the vehicle. Since home nursing care is so expensive here, I had to give up my job to take care of my little girl. When we brough her home from the hospital she was in a semicoma no movement at all and was feeding through an NG tube, she was not able to recognise any of us. She now feeds herself, able to sit up and uses her hands and legs. Best of all she is now able to speak with a slur and slowly, she is able to complain and demands for the things she wants like every other little girl.

I know the feeling you have when you get the phone call that your baby is hurt, the hospital, the blood, the feeling of wanting to take her in your hands hug her, tell her everything will be ok, the helplessness, the hopelessness, not believing that what is happening is real, – but as parents we somehow get the strenght to face it and beleive, hope and pray that – Everything will be alright,

I will always remember Ashleigh in my prayers. Our babies will always be our Miracle Babies.

Comment on “Miracle” Recoveries by Mary Enyeart

Mary Enyeart — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 03:05:48 +0000

Hi my name is Mary,My family has been through two TBI. The first was my daughter, at the age of ten she was accidently shot through the left side of her brain. The bullet went in below her eyebrow and came out at the base of her brain in the back. She lost at least 1/4th of her brain on that side. She lost half of her vision and had to learn how to talk all over again. She finds it hard to follow directions and to express herself at times-she gets tired real easy. Although my daughters recovery has been quite different than your daughters-her brain was so badly injured she should have dies on the way to the hospital and not recovered after surgery. This was 31 years ago and her situation is almost like Congresswomen Gifford. when I watched the video about your daughter I sat here and cryed because I know your pain. In april 2009-spring break we were again call to the hospital trauma unit. My daughter’s son, our only grandchild had like your daughter been in a horrible car wreck. He was 16 and pulled out in front of a truck. The truck was going about 50 mph and hit him on his drivers side.He was airlifted to the hospital. He wasn’t expected to live and certainly not recover like he has. The doctors said he had shearing of the brain with midline shift and the force of the impact slammed his brain against his skull causeing frontal lobe injury. He was in a coma for two weeks and in and out for the next week. Finally he started to come out of it. Those were horrible days and nights. His memory is still bad but improveing. He was an honor 3 sport athlete before the wreck. He had a fracture to the left occipital condyle bone-which supports the head at the spinal column and swelling around the brain stem. He is now a freshman at college and doing pretty well except for tests because of his memory-he is determined to make it. My heart breaks for the ones who hve TBI and don’t have a miracle recovery-but that doesn’t mean that miracles don’t happen-I know they do-my faith has been tested twice. I ask my self daily why things turn out like they do and why some live,some die,some recover while others don’t. I questioned why my familty had to go through TBI twice but I guess I’ll never know. I hope I haven’t offended your family but miracles do happen and I am so thankful I can tell my daughters and grandsons story.

Comment on Spiderman Visits by US

US — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 12:48:02 +0000

I have one relative in hospital and she is going through trauma of brain injury (it almost 3 months she is in hospital). While doing some research on web I saw your website and blog.
I wish good luck to you and family.

You probably want to check following link which might help, as suffered people recovered drastically and videos would reflect the same. I visited the institute once and would be coordinating them again when my relative would be out form hospital.

http://www.g-therapy.org/

All the best
US

Comment on “Miracle” Recoveries by Dawn Ausborn

Dawn Ausborn — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 01:10:09 +0000

I’d like to address Kalyn, but firstly, want to tell you what a great job you’ve done on your site.
Kalyn, on March 15, 2008, my son, 26 at the time, sustained a TBI as a passenger in a vechicle which hit a tree. Driving alone all the way from Florida to Georgia, I prayed aloud, begging God to let me keep my son. So when I arrived in ICU and after only about 10 minutes, a lady arrived asking me to sign over my son’s organs, I refused, telling her that there was a Miracle in place. When she came back again, I once again told her no, that my son wasn’t going to die. I “knew” that God would answer my prayers. Along the way, since then, doctors have said that he would get no better, but Kalyn, he has. “I” see it, as I’m with him 24/7 as his sole caregiver. I see a LOT in his expressions. And now he moves his mouth, trying to form words, which he couldn’t do before. Kalyn, this is a very,very slow process, this healing of the brain. “Believing” is very important and also, tell your father to “believe”, too. He may be understanding a lot of what you’re saying. And Kalyn, God is in all “hope”. Also, I did some research and found something to heal an enormous pressure wound he got at a nursing home, so your mother is welcome to contact me at dawnmarie053@yahoo.com and I’d be glad to give her info where she can get it. I know that I’m constantly turning and moving and sliding my sun back up in his bed. I use LOTS of pillows, too. Whew, it’s a rough road. But because I believe in Miracles, because I pray every night with my son and thank God for this Miracle that He is performing, where my son is getting better and better, little by little, every day, well Kalyn, I know that he will. When? Who knows. Next year? In ten years? I tell you this, Kalyn, God knows that you are dedicated to your daddy and along this long journey, you will learn many things and I believe that God places it all before us, the good with the bad. I’m like you and I’ll never give up. We love forever no matter what. I’m glad your daddy has you. So is he. Blessings, Dawn

Comment on Knee Braces by barbara

barbara — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 06:18:59 +0000

I have a daughter that is 37 had a car accident at age of 12, closed head injury, in a coma for four months, hospital for one yr…She came home could not walk had to learn how to eat could not talk,, We found a doc that moved one vocal cord over so she could get volume, and she can talk now,, not real good,, you have to pay attention,, she can not move her left side,,but can walk short distance with a four pronk cane,, We found this lady that does Bio Magnets, and it has helped my daughter so much,, I was wondering if you have ever heard of it you can look it up on the internet,, or call me and I will give you her number well I can give it to you now,951 743 6903 we live in Calif.. I will pray her you and your family, as I know what you are going thu.. Hope to hear form you Barbara