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By Catharine Smith
07/15/08
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Imagine waking up in a hospital, with tubes and machines surrounding you. No concept of yesterday, today vague memories like a veil clouding your thoughts. My daughter at age 16 lived it.

After three weeks of Life Support, with the opening of her eyes I knew joy and sorrow of knowing my precious baby was alive but her spirit was gone. Where once bright eyes brightened her beautiful face, even the structure of the face seemed different, her eyes was empty, her face long.

Those first few years were frustrating, she struggled to understand simple tasked we take for granted; screaming at me, forgetting who I was when I would hold her hand and tell her it was going to get better.

Others would take advantage of this innocent now adult who had no concept of good, or bad, innocent or evil. Laws do not protect the ones in our society who can walk and talk normally at times but who don’t really understand those around them. She would do great for weeks or months then she would have a seizure or some man would come into her life and would abuse her or worse leave immediately upon her becoming ill again.

Then out of the blue a man appeared upon her door offering Jesus. This man became part of our lives that day. I have to admit I was afraid and did not understand at first. I thought why; with her problems, physical and mental, him being black and she white to complicate matters, this could not be.

His trust in our Lord and his Love for her slowly allowed me to open my arms to their marriage and love. Then just when acceptance and peace filled our lives, he calls me from the hospital; our girl was once more dying, her lung had collapsed and the doctors where saying there was not much hope . I rushed to the hospital expecting the worst. In that hospital bed laid a woman scared, not understanding what was happening to her. Five hours later in that same hospital bed lay my little girl, eyes brightly open again and her memory restored. We lost a lung that night but we all gained wonderful, healthy women back into our lives. Doctors were as shocked and perplexed as we were on her recovery and all of us except this miracle for as long as we may have it.

Now three children later; yes, terrified and overcome with each birth, I am proud and honored to have my son in law and hope all mothers are as blessed as we are. He tells her often that he loved her from beginning he just never imagine that he would be able to receive that same love in return. We know that one day the veil may once again come over and fog her future, but for today we are blessed.

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