Kim Update

Mike,, that is wonderful news, congratulations!!,:D
Please give Kim a big hug from me, (& my boy Scott,,he sure enjoyed meeting her @ Blade),

Here's hoping for many more blessings for you & Kathy, & Kim in the future,

Wade
 
Wow, Mike, that's big news!!! :thumbup:
Congratulations to Kim, and may they enjoy the very best life has to offer happily together in marriage! Surely they both deserve it. :)

Definitely invite the doctor... ;):thumbup:
 
Wow, that is so amazing. Just shows that anything is possible! Good luck :thumbup:
 
Mike, I'd like to say I'm surprised, but having met Kim I have to say that nothing that gal does surprises me! Congratulations, sir!

(Oh, been a nurse for over 30 years. Don't ever believe everything the docs tell you! ;):D)
 
If it is ok with you I will send a link to this thread to some friends of ours.My wife had grew up with and gone to Church with them her whole life.Their daughter had a car accident a few months ago that sounds to me to be much like the situation you guys went through from what I know from reading your posts over the years.She is at the Patrica Neal center in Knoxville right now.
Link to her facebook page if you would like to take a look.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/180099752077077/
 
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CONGRATULATIONS
 
u812 said:
If it is ok with you I will send a link to this thread to some friends of ours.My wife had grew up with and gone to Church with them her whole life.Their daughter had a car accident a few months ago that sounds to me to be much like the situation you guys went through from what I know from reading your posts over the years.She is at the Patrica Neal center in Knoxville right now.
Link to her facebook page if you would like to take a look.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/180099752077077/
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Sure, send it. Also add this.

Several years after the hit and run I had taken Kim back to the neurosurgeon (not the doctor mentioned above).

Kim was still in a wheelchair at the time. We met in the hall the first physical therapist Kim had. This lady had seen her only in a vegetative state before, when she came in daily at the hospital and moved Kim's hands and legs around when Kim was totally limp, basically a dishrag, staring off into space. She was thrilled at Kim's progress. Then she told us that she could pretty accurately predict the patients who were going to make the best recoveries possible given their conditions.
They were the ones with strong, faith-based family support. My advice is to never, ever give up, and to pray a lot.
Doctors are great people, but they deal in norms, in expected outcomes given the evidence at hand. When Kim was lying inaminate, staring off into space somewhere, I would put my hand in front of her eyes and slowly open and close it, and hour or more each day. Then one day, as I did this, I thought I saw her hands twitch, attempting to do the same. The twitches began to syncronize over time with my motions. The doctors and nurses cautioned me against excitement, "merely coincidental muscle twitches." One day I moved my thumb only, and she began to twitch her thumb, and I knew that they were wrong. From then on, I listened to their advice, but went my own way. Later on, speech therapists dismissed her from further treatment, saying she was making no progress and further treatment would be unethical. They pushed us to equip her with a speech synthesizer, that spoke typed words. I refused, telling them that someday that might be necessary, but that for the near future I wanted her trying to speak. When she and I were alone in the car, we would have "yell practice" to develop her breathing and control. I would make up phrases with tricky transitions for her to try to repeat. She now can carry on a telephone conversation. We made up repetitive physical movements that I would have her do while I remained in a catching position. My objective was to place repetitive demands on her brain until it developed new pathways. When it happened, it was always suddenly. One day she couldn't do something, and the next day she could. If none of this had worked, if she was still lying there today, at least I would have the consolation of knowing I had done all that I had the capability of doing. I stll wonder if God was amused by my efforts,
saying,"I'll do the healing, but let's let him think he is helping." Nonetheless, I couldn't do nothing.

I know a young lady with brain damage similar to Kim's who made a short-term, complete recovery. I also know one with similar injuries who has been lying in a vegetative state for several years, with a very prayerful, supportive mother. Then there is Kim, who apparently will always have limitations. However, God has his purposes and there are all kinds of miracles.
Trust.
 
Mike, congratulations to you, your family and KIM! Everytime I see one of your posts with Kim's name on it, I think I should not read it because I know it will make me cry. But I always read it anyway and yes, it always brings tears to my eyes but they are tears of joy. God does amazing work and your love and faith have brought Kim this far. Best wishes to her and I wish her wedding could be at Blade!!!
 
Congrats.

You have to take what doctors say with a grain of salt, I always say. We know from experience, that often they are just muddling, and guessing most of the time.

My Aunt had twins. Emergency c-section way early, because one of the babies had water and pressure in the brain. They had to take them out, and then wait a few days to drill holes in the baby's skull.

The doctor told her to take the healthy twin home, and tell the family that the sick twin died. The doctor told her that her daughter would never be anything but a full vegetable, and probably would only live the next few days, or months at the most.


My cousin made it to 18 years old, had a job, and was about to graduate from high school when she was struck by a speeding car in a cross walk. She had physical and slight mental disabilities, but lived a full life until that tragedy.



I am not anti doctor at all, but I also know that when they make statements like that, they don't necessarily know.
 
Mike,
That is great news. Kim has been such an inspiration for so many of us, really teaching us the meaning of never give up. Everytime you post something about her it just brightens my day.
Thanks fo sharing,
Garth
 
This sounds like fantastic news to me.

I imagine Amy0 hasn't stopped quivering since she heard it.

This is going to be one memorable wedding. OK if some of us gray-haired hogs and piglets offer a wedding gift??
 
d.weglarz13 said:
Hey Mike. I have been reading along for a while about your amazing daughter. I am very happy to hear this, and you and your daughter are in my prayers. Congratulations man, doctors don't know sh**!
God Bless

dave
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It's true. Kim really is amazing.

It's no accident. You only have to spend a little time with MikeH to see where it comes from ...
 
Wonderful news, Mike.

Should we start a poll to decide the best knife for a Groom's gift?
 
Oh, but does he understand what he is getting into? From all of your reports it sounds like Kim is another force of nature like Amy0!!

God Bless you - and if it was me I might have been tempted to get a little physical with the first doctor for saying anything as stupid as that. I would at least emphasize to him to keep practicing, and perhaps someday he might begin to understand the wonders of what a motivated human (with some help from above) can do :)

Go Kim!!



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