VALERIE SCHAEFER
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on july 23 2001, my 17 year old son was ina car accident. he was the driver but with a seat belt thank GOD. he suffered a right tempral lobe hit and a brain stem hit also a c6-c-7 fracture. he is not para lyzed. he was in a complete coma for one week and then in lighter stages of one for 3 weeks to follow. he got a plugin his trach and lost his airway. i never even heard of a plug. he also developed mearsa staph infection in the hospital and was in isolation for 1 month. for the last 2 months we have had progress. he now sticks out his tongue on command and wiggles his foot and toes. his eyes follow and are clear. we are hoping to get his trache out and begin feeding through the mouth. for thanksgiving we had another miracle i was able to take him home for a few hours. wow did he open up. it is a marathon not a sprint. but there is progress. keep the faith and stimulate any way you can. flash cards and pictures and music seem to be working for us. of course, family and friends are crucial. the LORD works miracles. trust in him