[qman]

My 18 year old daughter had a car accident with severe brain injury, she was in a coma for 6 month. We put here in a nursing home for brain infury patients, she did gradually improve from her coma, then my wife and I brought her home when it became clear they would put no effort into her improvement.

They told us that she would not improve. At the time she was on a feeding tube, in a wheel chair, and unable to communicate vocally.

Today, 2 years after returning home she, can talk again, walk with a walker, feed herself and generally get on quite well.

I knew they were full of it, because i know my daughter and she's a fighter and i am confident, that she will be able to, with help, care for herself when her mother and i are gone!

If you love someone and don't give up on them and pray for help, god will help you.

[BibChr]

Wow, what a heart-wrenching experience. What love, as you hung in there with your daughter.

Thanks for sharing that.

[AnAmericanMother]

What an experience! Blessings to you for your devotion to your daughter.

[bvw]

You are a superman and a super-family!

[luckystarmom]

My daughter also has brain damage from an illness when she was a baby. We couldn't do an MRI on her while she was on a ventilator. After she came home, we decided to treat her like a normal baby as long as we could. She developed somewhat normally except for speech. At 3, we decided to get an MRI even though her neurologist was sure she didn't have any brain damage. She was doing too well. Well, she did have lots of brain damage.

Doctors are still amazed that my daughter can run, walk, and play like most kids. Her speech is still horrible and it is affecting how she reads. She is weaker on her left side, and she is also prone to temper tantrums. However, she can take care of herself, she is gifted in math, and about 95% of the time she is really fun.

I think doctors and caregivers just really don't know much about the brain. Parents have to use a lot of their instincts when taking care of a child with special needs.

[beckysueb]

My 18 year old daughter had a car accident with severe brain injury, she was in a coma for 6 month. We put here in a nursing home for brain infury patients, she did gradually improve from her coma, then my wife and I brought her home when it became clear they would put no effort into her improvement. They told us that she would not improve. At the time she was on a feeding tube, in a wheel chair, and unable to communicate vocally. Today, 2 years after returning home she, can talk again, walk with a walker, feed herself and generally get on quite well. I knew they were full of it, because i know my daughter and she's a fighter and i am confident, that she will be able to, with help, care for herself when her mother and i are gone! If you love someone and don't give up on them and pray for help, god will help you.

God bless you both. That is wonderful about your daughter. I believe that if Terri had had the same kind of care your daughter had, she would have drastically improved, too.