PINK SATURDAY - OUR OWN MIRACLE-

Beverly at, How Sweet the Sound our host for Pink Saturday, is participating in the MIRACLE MAKEOVER PARTY for Collette.  Kelee at, The Katillac Shack,  has invited all Pinkies to the Guidepost VIDEO and STORY, which can be viewed by going to her blog.  The video is awesome.  Please don't miss this 'miracle' that happened because someone cared.  Kelee you are a blessing.

WONDERFUL GIVEAWAYS ARE PROVIDED

The list of prizes and the caring people who are offering them are listed on Kelee's blog.

Kelee and Colette...A scene from the video.

Beverly has asked us to participate in Pink Saturday today by sharing a story that was an inspiration because someone cared.

Yes, we were blessed with a miracle many years ago.  She is our oldest daughter Andrea who is now 51 years old.  She was adorable and always had a mind of her own. I'm not talking about when she was born,   Our miracle happened  when she was 14 years old.

Getting to know Andrea.

Andrea two years old

Andrea five years old.  She loved everyone.

Andrea was pretty close to 14 in this photo

This was the age when Andrea was hit by a car while riding her bike.  She was spending the night with her best friend and against her promise to us, that she 'would not' ride her bike at night, she and her friend started out at dusk to get a coke at the store not far away.

Minutes later she was hit by a car that was driven by a 17 year old boy that never saw her.  Her friend never even stopped.  She rode her bike to several houses before she could get to a phone to call 911. Then she called us.  A call we will never forget.

We met the emergency vehicle at the scene of the accident.  People were everywhere and all I could do is scream as I saw her laying on the ground.  She was saying, "He hit me on purpose."  Always the fighter. Smile! We couldn't get near her so we followed the emergency vehicle to the hospital.

Her injuries were terrible and many. Multiple broken bones and a huge open gash on one of her legs.   She did not have a head injury, thankfully.  She actually died on the table and they had to bring her back.  The doctor's said it was a miracle that she lived. He said she was a fighter and it saved her life.  She was in the hospital for weeks and came home to her makeover hospital room.  She spent months in a body cast and finally a full leg cast.  Her recovery was nearly a year.  She was home schooled before it was the thing to do.  She missed most of her freshman year in high school. 

I am not going into the trials and terrible pain she suffered during that time.  I was her nurse and had to learn how to take care of her.  Did you notice her hair to her waist?  Try washing it in a pan of water.  She was totally immobile in a body cast.  The least of the many problems she went through.  We had to call an ambulance to take her to the doctor.

A long story as you can imagine.  A few years later she spent her birthday in a hospital in Georgia, miles from home for additional surgery on her knee that did not heel properly from the accident.

The point of all this is what Andrea chose as her lifetime work.  She became a nurse.  She has done all kinds of nursing but she found that service to desperately ill people was what she wanted to do.   Her dedication to this type of nursing is unfailing.  She gives her patients who cannot survive, the care and love that they need to have happy days in spite of how ill they are.  She is often called in the middle of the night and she is always there when her patients need her.  You might say she is still a fighter.  She does everything in her power to keep her patients happy and comfortable.

Andrea when she finished nursing school.

I am positive that her patients think of her as their miracle.  We know she is ours.

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Please visit the participants who are supporting the Miracle makeover party.  If you leave comments to these Bloggers a $1.00 donation will be made for every comment that is made.  Your part in the donations will be used for another makeover for someone like Collette.

You will see the list on Beverly's and Kelees blogs.  The links are at the top of my post.

YOUR COMMENTS MAKE A DIFFERENCE

Blessings and love, Jeanne

Comments

[Beverly]

Happy Pink Saturday, my dearest friend. Thank you for making Pink Saturday special, and for taking part in this day of celebration and thanks.

There truly are miracles going on all around us. I remember this miracle well, and I am proud to call your Andrea my friend. She inspires me.

[karen cox]

Hi Jeanne,
What a beautiful story of a beautiful miracle. I am so glad that Andrea received her miracle so that she could go on and be a miracle to so many.

Karen

[L:aVoice]

A true miracle and blessing. That would have devastated me. I have a BIG heart and cannot stand to see a child hurt. I enjoyed your story, but not sure if I will be able to read too many of today's Pink features. Too sad.

[Penny @ The Comforts of Home & Lavender Hill Studio]

I am glad this miracle happened Jeanne! Bless your and your daughter..
Hugs,
Penny

[Ann Creek]

What a blessing Andrea is. God provided for her and you during this horrible time in your lives. And her calling now speaks to how GOD has used her to fulfill his will in her life. Beautiful story. Have a wonderful MIRACLE weekend.
ann

[Connie]

She is indeed your miracle, sweetpea. Happy pink saturday, chick!
xoxo,
Connie

[Sherry]

Good Morning Jeanne Sweetie...
What a beautiful story you have shared for our Miracle Weekend. What a long year that must have been for you. And what a blessing Andrea is today. Doing God's work in helping to heal others in need. It takes a very special person to be a nurse. I am so thrilled that is what she set her site on and went for it.
You write so well, I felt as though I was in the vehicle with you just hurrying through the streets to follow the ambulance as well. Washing her long hair, I know about that, as mine too was long and straight. I remember laying on the kitchen counter and Moma washing mine. It was quite an undertaking.

Please stop by and leave a comment at my blog. All the comments are going to be worth a $1.00 towards another Miracle Makeover. They added my blog to the list as I took the lead when Colette was diagnosed with cancer and asked for cards to be sent to her. She is such a blessing and I love her to pieces. What a journey she has had to take. Her story will bless your heart sweet friend, as yours has blessed me this morning.

I pray you are having a wonderful weekend. Many hugs and so much love, Sherry

[Marina]

Hi Jeanne,
Omg!What a awesome story of a beautiful miracle! what a beautiful person is Andrea.
thanks for sharing with us her pics and her history.

Blessing for you and yours My blogger friend Jeanne.

xoxo

[Darlene]

Morning Jeanne,

What a miracle Andrea is!!! I can't even imagine your child getting hit by a car. I am so thankful that she survived. I know she is the best nurse ever since she went through something like that. What a BLESSING she is to everyone and especially her family.♥

[Nancy]

Hi Jeanne - that has to be hard to even recount. Thanks for sharing your inspiring story. I hope todays event gets a lot of support. xoxo Nancy

[Regina]

Beautiful Andrea. She is truly a walking miracle.
thank you for sharing Jeanne.

Happy Pink Saturday.
Enjoy a lovely weekend.
XO

[Diann @ The Thrifty Groove]

Hi Jeanne!

What a wonderful miracle! Your daughter returned her own miracle by giving miracles to others through nursing! Happy Miracle Weekend!

[Roberta]

What a wonderful story and so glad it had a happy ending...you had me going for a while there ;) So happy to be a part of this PS and Miracle Makeover. Be sure to stop by and say hi and let me know if you would like to be included in my personal giveaway.
Fondly, Roberta

[Kelee Katillac]

Hi Wonderful Jeanne!

Thank-you for this deeply moving post. What a miracle! I am so uplifted by are human spirit and the passion for life God puts within us that gives us the will to keep on....

You have made a beautiful post, here my friend. Thank-you for being part of the Miracle Team.

I am grateful. I appreciate you Jeanne.

love, kelee

[Betty @ She's Sew Pretty]

What a wonderful story Jeanne. My hubby spent a lot of time in hospitals as a child and that is why he too went into the medical field. I believe they are angels here on earth.
Have a wonderful weekend.

[dana]

WOW! Jeanne, I thought I knew lots about you, but I didn't know about this!!! What a rough, rough time that was for Andrea and you and Bill.....and the other kids!! I just can not imagine all that you had to do.....and the suffering she endured. As you said,she is your miracle....and through her......she's the miracle to others. What a amazing share, dear one!!!

My sale.....well, the weather was awesome....cool in the morning and warm in the afternoon. My booth was under a lovely shade tree...so it was comfy. There weren't a lot of shoppers. I think it happened cuz the sale was bumped up a month. Anyway, sales weren't a good as last year, but I didn't have a lot of items made. I did sell a few "collected" items.....and met a gal who reads my blog!! She was buying something and saw my business card with The Stone Rabbit on it and said "I read your blog"!! That was fun! Of course, I took a picture of her....for the blog! :)

Gotta get ready for church. Hope you're having a great weekend!!! I'm still tired and my van is still packed....... L, Dana

[Lisa]

What a lovely story and a wonderful woman. She picked a hard profession and I am so thankful there are people around like her as it is so needed in the world
Thank you for sharing♥
Hugs, Lisa

[racheld]

Oh, Jeanne! What a hard time and what an uplifting story! Your sharing it is a great honor and a blessing, and she's doubly my Hero now---when you first mentioned that she was a hospice nurse, I held her close in my heart, for so is my DDIL, and the ones who cared for Daddy in his last days were just angels on Earth, as well.

Thank you for giving your friends this so-personal glimpse of your family's trials and triumphs.

rachel

[Barb B.]

Jeanne, what a wonderful mom you are and what a fabulous gal Andrea turned into..things happen in our lives for a reason, sometimes we don't know the 'why' until much later.

God bless you both
Barb

[Kathleen]

So glad your daughter made it through such an ordeal. So wonderful that she chose nursing as a career, nurses are indeed a special breed. Thank you for sharing with us.

[Carmen Trine]

Dear Sweet sister

This was such a difficult time for all of us. I have never been so fearful for any of our precious children then that night at the hospital. I am so proud of all that Andy has accomplished in her life. We share a love for all that Hospice does for all who are in the last days of life. God Bless you Andrea
Much love Aunt Carmen