A Huge Step Towards A Miracle

[Dan052]

Almost a year ago, a long time friend of mine called me up in the middle of work one afternoon. He was completely overwhelmed with emotion over the phone. I calmed him down for just long enough to ask him what was wrong.

his brother had just been rushed to the hospital. He was in a mountain biking accident and was fighting for his life.

Tyler Bare remained in a coma for 3 days, and was listed in critical condition upon regaining consciousness. Soon after coming to, Tyler was mortified to find that he couldn't move his legs, no matter how hard he tried.

He had nearly severed his spinal cord in the accident, and was completely paralyzed from the waist down.

Over the course of the next couple of days...Tyler remained in the hospital until he was in stable enough of a condition to where they could transport him to the Shriner's hospital in Chicago, Illinois...where he would undergo spinal reconstruction surgery. For hours the doctors operated on Tyler, and when the surgeon finally emerged from the operating room, the worst news possible was presented to his family;

Tyler would never walk again.

It was a crushing blow to the Bare family, and all of their friends. The news spread like wildfire...

Even his high school (kickapoo high) took a moment of silence before school was in session the morning after they found out the news.

In weeks following, Tyler had been learning to adapt to his wheelchair, and remained in a very healthy spirit considering his circumstances. Once an extremely active Senior of high school, now watching his hopes and dreams fly out the window.

A month or so ago, Tyler woke up in the middle of the night to a bad dream. According to him, he sat up in bed and gasped. And immediately noticed that his right leg was halfway off the side of the bed.

Although he couldn't move it back to it's position without the assistance of his arms and hands, Tyler had moved his right leg in his sleep...at least a couple of feet to the right. He yelled for his parents and they came rushing into the room...They were understandably thrilled to hear the news, and immediately called Tyler's doctor the next morning to ask if something like that is a normal occurrence in a paraplegic.

The doctor was startled by the news and immediately scheduled a rehab analysis for a few days later...

After only a couple of weeks of therapy...Tyler shocked/inspired everyone by walking with the assistance of bracers for the very first time in nearly a year!!! It's a gigantic leap in his recovery process and his family and friends are more than overcome with joy at the sight of their youngest son towering over them once again.

Although he isn't completely out of the woods yet. It will more than likely still take months of therapy and re-training in order for him to be able to walk unassisted...and that is where the prayer request comes into play.

Please pray for Tyler, for a speedy recovery...for his goal is to walk down the aisle this May for his high school graduation.

Thanks for reading this...and if you wish to watch the video of his first steps since being paralyzed...click on the link below.

sincerely,

Daniel

http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=...2713&ref=mf