Monday, March 3, 2008

miracle

this is something that happened pretty recently. after reading about another car accident...i realized this was a miracle for sure. especially with the recent developments.

on december 23rd (my mother in law's birthday) of 2007, my nephew was driving too fast on a road and lost control of his car. he and his 2 friends were "hill hopping". upon landing, he lost control of his car and it rolled, slid and flew down the side of the hill hitting a tree 8 feet up. the boy in the backseat hadn't been wearing his seat belt. he was ejected and died. my nephew and his friend in the front passenger seat were wearing their seat belts. my nephew's seat broke, and it actually protected the boy in the passenger seat. he had a cut on the back of his head, and a bruised arm. my nephew had an open skull fracture, and broke his neck. his spine was only bruised, the actual vertebra were cracked. he was on a ventilator for several days because the bruising of his spinal column made it harder for him to breathe correctly. the doctors were sure how his brain would handle the trauma. he was an exceptionally brilliant kid.
he went back to school 2 weeks ago. his neck brace came off the same day he started back to school. he has no major brain damage, and tested higher than anyone ever has on the tests the neurologist gave him. we are so happy he is doing so well physically.
please pray for him to keep recovering emotionally.

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

I am glad your nephew is doing well. Six months after our accident on Christmas Eve my son was involved in the same type of accident as your nephew. That too was another miracle as no one was killed. I'll have to write about that one next time! Thank you for sharing your story.

Beth Cotell said...

I'm so glad your nephew is doing well. His life being spared and his quick recovery truly are miraculous!

Thanks for participating in Miracle Monday!

God's girl said...

What a miracle. Lifting prayers for his emotional healing. THanks for sharing.
Blessings,
ANgela

Anonymous said...

praise God for this miracle!

Denise said...

I praise God that your nephew is doing well.

elizabeth embracing life said...

I pray for this young man as he works through the emotions of this event. Praise God he's okay.

Christina said...

Amazing. I will pray for the emotional recovery of these boys. So sad that one died.