tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968022325149168758.post5158192226088577364..comments2024-03-20T00:18:15.489-07:00Comments on The Long and Winding Road: Let's Go For A RideJenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02455367671890571478noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968022325149168758.post-62852247628311680802012-07-05T11:24:32.812-07:002012-07-05T11:24:32.812-07:00I've read and reread your last few posts and j...I've read and reread your last few posts and just can't think of a helpful response. I think you're amazing in your ability to take it all in and make sense of what you've been through....and retain your sense of humor.<br /><br />I agree with Trina. "Miracles" mean different things to different people. To me, a miracle would be if Avi regained all that she lost. I believe in the concept of miracles, but I haven't seen many that qualify in my mind, but then I'm a bit cynical. However, that doesn't mean I don't hope and pray for anything that feels like a miracle to the people who need them because I do.<br /><br />Wishing you miracles, unicorns, and rainbows! And many really good days!<br /><br />Dixie<br />DixieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968022325149168758.post-57245603679782406852012-07-05T00:11:09.036-07:002012-07-05T00:11:09.036-07:00I'm not saying I don't believe in miracles...I'm not saying I don't believe in miracles. I do. They happen, I'm sure. But it's just so darned frustrating to read about these "miracle" stories when more than half the time people exaggerate it to make it sound as if it was more bleak than it actually was.<br /><br />You worked just as hard as we did with The Program, yet the results you got with Avi were not the same that we got with Audriana. And that SUCKS ROCKS big time. But it wasn't because we got a "miracle" with Audriana's recovery. It was simply because her brain isn't as hurt as Aviana's. She has more healthy brain matter to work with. I don't know why some get more hurt than others. I guess it's because like you say, Aviana has her own story. And Audriana has hers. And everyone has a purpose in life, even if it is to teach others lessons. Every life is precious. Period.<br /><br />I just want you to know that I'm still praying for a true miracle for your sweet girl. I will always pray for one for her. Always, always.<br /><br />((hugs))Katrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04446770591516588794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968022325149168758.post-67424173134101701882012-07-05T00:10:54.558-07:002012-07-05T00:10:54.558-07:00(another long comment from me!)
I find that more ...(another long comment from me!)<br /><br />I find that more often than not those "miracle" stories aren't such miracles after all. I don't mean to be cynical, but I think the term "miracle" is over used. Some of those people were not as hurt as people claim them to be. For example, back when Audriana was first hurt, my mom heard a story on the news of a 22 year old young man who was graduating from college, and the news reported that he was a "miracle" because at the age of 5 he sustained a severe head injury and overcame the odds, etc. And because I was so desperate to help my own severely brain injured child, I contacted the mother of that boy to find out just what they did to help him. (because graduating from college sounded pretty darn good to me, when at the time my 4 year old could not walk or talk) Once I explained our daughter's injury to this mother, she basically said to me that her son was never as hurt as our daughter, and that he was out of the hospital just one week after the accident (as opposed to my daughter's 3 month stay) and that he never lost his speech, he never had trouble using his arms and legs, and that his brain injury was mainly cognitive in that he had a hard time with comprehension and concentration. So for them, that he graduated from college was a "miracle" -- because he had to work so hard to compensate for his learning disabilities. Okay, so while I'm happy this kid did so well in his "recovery", couldn't the same thing be said for a child with dyslexia? That a child with that kind of a learning disability would have to work very hard to do well in school, graduate from college, etc? <br /><br />I don't know, and maybe it's just me....but in my opinion, a miracle would be someone like Aviana, a child with an MRI that shows not much brain quality, to get up and walk and talk one day. To do that without much healthy brain, now THAT would be a miracle. Even with Audriana, I don't consider her recovery a "miracle" because only half of her brain was damaged. The left side was pretty much destroyed in the car accident, yet the right side still had healthy brain. So then because she was so young, her left side functions (such as speech) just transferred over to the right side of her brain. Is this a miracle? Well, I think the human body is pretty neat that way, but with hard work and years of therapy, this is possible for a child of that age. I've heard cases where a child almost drowned, was without oxygen for 5 minutes or so...and then was in a coma....then woke up and made a full recovery. Is that a miracle? Well, I don't know. Let me see the MRI of that child's brain. If there is NOTHING there (complete or near brain death) and that child woke up and made a full recovery? Heck YES that's a miracle! But if the MRI shows not much damage to the brain, with just spots here and there of brain death...and then that child wakes up from the coma and makes a complete recovery...well, I'm sorry but to me that's no miracle. That's LUCK. Lucky for that kid that he didn't have much damage to his brain.<br /> <br />Do I sound awful? I know I probably do. But I really think these "miracle" stories have more to them, things that are not being explained. I just think that for most of them (not all, but most) the damage to the brain wasn't as severe as they claim it to be, or as they think it is. Doctors always paint a bleak picture. They of course told us Audriana would never talk again. So because she's talking today, it is a miracle? No. She's talking because she was LUCKY in that the right side of her brain wasn't hurt all that much, and her speech from the left side of her brain transferred over to the right side, AFTER MUCH THERAPY and HARD WORK. So because of the amazing body's capabilities to heal itself, and because of all her hard work, she can talk today. But some would say it's a miracle.Katrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04446770591516588794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968022325149168758.post-18835562405569938992012-07-04T23:42:38.269-07:002012-07-04T23:42:38.269-07:00Girl, once again,you've spoken my words. I did...Girl, once again,you've spoken my words. I didn't come to true appreciation of Christian's life until I stopped looking for a "cure." <br /><br />I often wonder how and why these miracle stories find me. I certainly don't go looking for them. I don't want to know because it's not for us. Glad some people can be happy for those families but I can't. <br /><br />Love your honesty, as always.Shauna Quinterohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08192621405848386669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968022325149168758.post-58001646862034353862012-07-04T12:57:03.437-07:002012-07-04T12:57:03.437-07:00I'm so sorry.
Miracle stories.
Miracle sto...I'm so sorry. <br /><br />Miracle stories. <br /><br />Miracle stories sometimes suck ass and it's hard to listen to them without saying something smart ass. Well, that's just me. It's hard not to say "good for you, what about US?? We were supposed to have a miracle too!" or "great, what good does that do US?" <br /><br />Again, that's just me and I know you're way more kind than me but that's why we get along, yin and yang, nice and mean, open minded and bitter, country music and rock. Well, you're trying to convert me :) We'll see on that one. <br /><br />I love you.Cameohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04815107970059019435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-968022325149168758.post-56292510228462814892012-07-04T12:31:16.182-07:002012-07-04T12:31:16.182-07:00Love you friend!Love you friend!Channenoreply@blogger.com