I've never been a religious person. But I'm a believer in the power of prayer. My oldest daughter, Amy, drove under the back of tractor trailer 9 years ago. When we got to hospital, they let us stay in the waiting room for 15 minutes, then put us in the "family room". Needless to say, we knew why. My wife told the doctor she had to see her and he was adamant, that was not possible. However they would soon be wheeling he by and said that would be our chance to see her, though he recommended we didn't. They did and he was right, that wasn't wise of us to see her. Seeing her very briefly....they were wheeling her by quickly......my wife, two other daughters and I were definitely preparing for the worst. After stabilizing her the doctor told us she had very little flow from one of her arteries to the brain and if she made it, quite probably would be "brain dead". When we got to Jefferson, about 45 minutes after she arrived, the neurosurgeon told me, "she's going to make it and she won't be "brain dead. She is responding to stimulation but she can't see or talk right now". My wife and daughters, who do pray were obviously praying.
A couple days later, we were positive she'd survive but were still in the dark at how good her recovery would be. We were at her bedside and she made a motion like she wanted a pad and pen. The nurse gave it too her and she scribbled something and I tried to decipher it.
"How is my Jetta?" I asked. She shook her head.
"How is my boyfriend?" I asked. Shook her head.
"How are my injuries?" I asked. Again she shook her head.
My second oldest daughter took the paper from me and asked, "How bout them Yankees" to which Amy put two thumbs up. I went to window and cried like a baby as silently as I possible could. When I looked up the nurse was standing beside me balling as bad as me and she pointed at the Yankee hat i had on. She could apparently see something!!! Anyway, after surgery a week later and two months in the hospital, she was sent home to our house. She has made a full recovery, now has a 7 year old daughter and aside from some complications with her teeth and a small scar that has lightened significantly, if you didn't know her before you would suspect she had her skull partially crushed. Many friends, relatives and customers we knew all told us throughout the ordeal she was in their prayers. So I'm a believer in the power of prayer and will pray for you wife Bad News. And your's too Loyal.