I wanted to also give a big "THANK YOU" to everyone that wasn't at the party, but has been here for me through my church and social media to pray, encourage, and uplift my spirits. So, thank you to each one of you that shared my story, wrote a comment of prayer, ask how I am doing, fed my family for 3 months, gave money selflessly to my GoFundMe account, and has spent time in prayer for the many different needs that I have. I really can't thank all of you enough.
"Hello everyone.
I feel unworthy and blessed to have so many selfless loving friends and family here today.
You all mean the world to me. Literally. Without each of your love and support, I wouldn't be here or where I am today in my recovery.
So thank you:
To the firemen that got me out of the car that day as swiftly as possible and all intact and for coming to visit me in the hospital to show me and share with me about how much of a miracle I really am. You told me of how my heart could have exploded that day on impact and I could have bled out and that it truly is a miracle that I made it.
Thank you to Dr, Chicoine and your family:
For working on my back and shoulder after the accident and for seeing my family for nothing in return because you genuinely wanted to help them after spending long days at the hospital.
Thank you to my wonderful doctor:
Without you, I wouldn't be put back together so perfectly. You showed me what it's like to have a doctor that goes to many lengths to make sure I am the very best physically that I can be. I look forward to every appointment I have with you, knowing ahead of time that I will be waiting in the waiting room at Parkland for hours to see you. Yet, I still look forward to it. I have never met a doctor that is willing to spend an hour and, sometimes more, just talking with me and my family, honestly interested in how I am really doing. You are the best in my book.
Thank you!
Thank you to my Physical and Ocupational Therapists:
You three change lives daily. You took me from a girl that couldn't walk to who I am standing before you. You knew when to push me to make me better even if it meant me sobbing uncontrollably from the pain. This is how you show me you want the best for me. You remind me this isn't a sprint, it's a marathon. I wouldn't want to be with anyone else for 2 hours everyday, but yall.
Thank you for never giving up on me, even when I try to give up on myself. You don't let me do it.
So thank you.
Thank you
to my friends and friends of my family. You all have done so much for me and for my family. The countless hours you spent up at the hospital, the many meals yall brought to feed this huge family, all the time y'all spent singing to me to make me feel better or put me to sleep has been a constant show of support in this crazy year. Whether it's to help my mom with something throughout the week or whether you met our needs by praying for my family, it was all so important and I couldn't ask for a better church family.
Thank you Beisert Family:
For opening up your lovely home for this event. I know yall have spent a lot of time preparing for this and I am so, so grateful. Also, thank you, Maria, for taking me to therapy a lot when it was hard for my family and others to get me there.
Last but not least...Family.
I can't begin to say all of the things I want to thank y'all for.
Y'all never left my side. You sang to me in the hospital and stood up for me when things where hard. Y'all were there for every new thing to encourage me..from sitting to standing on one leg, then to using my hands to feed myself, then being able to put makeup on, then to standing, and now walking.
My mom, Bethany and Mackenna bathed me for 7 months. My dad has had to handle my bills and insurance relentlessly daily. My mom never stops serving me. You are the most loving and selfless woman I know.
I can never repay each of you for what you did and continue to do. Y'all are my constant encouragement. Even when I don't want to move forward, y'all encourage me everyday to be more self sufficient. Your love never ends. No matter how selfish or self centered I get, you each make me the best I can be in this hard time.
I really am forever thankful for each of you.
To my Savior-the one who really allowed me to live that day:
I am most of all thankful to a good God, who, no matter what, works all things together for the good of those that love Him. Although it would have been great on August 14, 2014 if I would have gone to be with Jesus, I am thankful He chose to give me life and to be here with each of you. I know that He is not finished with me yet and wants me to shine a light to the darkness through all of this. The goal of this valley is to look more like Christ after this, so that others can see His character in me and the love that He gives to all who come to know Him as Lord of their lives. He is a good, good Father. I am thankful to Him that He has allowed me to be here with each of you today and to be able to tell you of the work that He has done in me.
Thank you all for your love and support. I am so grateful to be in the company of such amazing people."
Year 2 is going to be pretty difficult but I know that I can make it with all of you on my side, and with Jesus my Savior who has been where I have been and knows that I am going to make it through.
Thank you all so much!
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