Taylor's Story: Once Declared Brain Dead to Graduating From High School Now

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Doctors had once counted her out, but next week, this teen will be walking alongside her graduating classmates to get her high school diploma.

Four years ago, 17-year-old Taylor Hale accidentally slid off a car hood and hit her head, hard, against the pavement.

Declaring her brain dead, doctors told her family she would certainly never wake up, claims her mother, Stacy Henningsen.

 

But then something miraculous happened. Hours after the doctors began taking her off medications and life support, Henningsen said her daughter began breathing on her own. Her mother still reminisces about the incredible moment.

“I think about it quite often,” Hennsingsen told NBC News. “It’s definitely a miracle.”

Despite doctors’ uncertainty about Hale regaining her ability to walk, eat, and move, she persevered. Not only is she graduating on time, but also headed to college. She plans to become an event planner.

 

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/teen-whose-brain-had-turned-mush-set-graduate-high-school-n359506

 

Thank God Taylor is better now

[Alii 2,039]

Aww  Good for her

[LePetitGAGABLover 21,234]

And they say miracles don't exist

[Giorno Giovanna 3,178]

I'm glad for her

this is why you can achieve anything you want

just don't give up, and always get back up even if it's hard to do so

[Creyk 18,707]

[Michelle 2,056]

That's incredible. From someone who suffered a horrible brain bleed from a huge aneurysm rupture and stroke (I have multiple and have another brain surgery this year ugh) and was in the hospital for a few months... this brought back those feelings of what could have happened  and I'm crying. I was intubated for awhile.This is so inspiring...I needed to read this today because I'm only 7 months out and learning how to do certain things again is frustrating. I never give up but some days are exhausting. Anyway thank you for sharing :)