[RDTF]

amazing story

[RDTF]

ping

[hegemony]

G-d bless her and her doctors. Tears here reading this story RD-thanks so very much for posting it.

[Silly]

Ouch!

[RDTF]

[Indy Pendance]

Praise God!

[spall]

Then, on the hopes that the right section of Jessica's skull could one day be reattached, Poffenbarger sliced open Jessica's abdomen and placed the four-inch bone inside her body.

They used the same technique on Roy Horn when he was mauled by the tiger. Amazing resilience of the human body/spirit.

[Constantine XI Palaeologus]

"on the hopes that the right section of Jessica's skull could one day be reattached, Poffenbarger sliced open Jessica's abdomen and placed the four-inch bone inside her body."

What!? Why can't you just put it in some tupperware with some fluids (I assume he had a good reason for using her abdomen as a depository). Good to see the dedication these doctors have.

[RAY]

Medical Science exercised by a determined physician on a remarkable young lady!

[MNJohnnie]

The skill and dedication of the medical people in the US Military is simply amazing. That they are there when they could be almost anywhere else making huge money should cause every American a moment of grateful humility. May God bless them all.

[DBrow]

I'm happy for Jessica, but- have any of you noticed a curious shift in MSM reports on Iraq and the people who serve there?

Building schools, volunteering here and there, working overtime to help the people. And Jessica's recovery.

Isn't it funny? I wonder what could have changed that now the media is trying to make us feel good about our commitment overseas.

[InvisibleChurch]

i remember when the left said these soldiers should have been allowed to die because their qualities of life couldn't be what they once were... it was an article about medical help arriving more quickly and saving more lives ...

[Spirochete]

A roadside bomb was detonated near the unarmored truck she rode in, along with eight other soldiers and a civilian.

With all the helos, tracks, and off-road capability, I just don't understand the Army's insane insistence on using roads. Good grief, they even drive tanks down roads. All the vehicles in the inventory have expensive off-road capability, even the delivery trucks and tankers.

I know certain Clintonian generals were very fond of tires vs. tracks, but this is beyond ridiculous.

[oneamericanvoice]

God bless the surgeon(s), Jessica, and all the troops!

Equally amazing is that Oprah put it on!

[Vicki]

I saw it, it was truly amazing. That female soldier who had 40 percent of her skull blown away by an IDE. Thank God for the one doctor who did not want to send her home to die. What a talented doctor.

[Reagan Man]

Amazing is right.

Jennifer Clements

Jennifer and Dr. Poffenbarger

[tubebender]

Ya gotta read this...

[CalvaryJohn]

Great story, but a lousy piece of journalism. I was wondering what was the extent of her neurological injuries, and what lingering effects does she suffer, and when she might get her skull reattached. I guess the reporter went to a modern school of journalism.

[Conservativegreatgrandma]

Trauma is the one area that doctors do miraculous things. Thank God for this great doctor and also thank God for saving this precious life.