Please Help Continue Little Penny's Recovery

To whom it may concern, I call on anyone who is a parent to hold their kids tight and cherish every moment you have with them. Life can change in an instant, especially if your child drowns. This is the story of our little angel and miracle baby, Penny.

Our lives were forever changed overnight, but not in the way you'd expect. On February 15, 2020, Penny somehow ventured her way out our back screen door into the backyard, where she tumbled into the lake behind our home and nearly drowned. When we found her, she was face down in the water, unresponsive and later discovered to be in full cardiac arrest. Little Penny was gone for over an hour before doctors would call my wife into her room at the ER to say goodbye. My wife took her by the hand, and told her she wasn't ready for her to go yet. Within a few moments, Penny's little heart started beating. She had heard her mommy. That's when doctors quickly got back to work.

She then spent 2 months in the hospital during the height of COVID-19 on a ventilator until she was later discharged on April 15th, 2020. We were blessed to have her return home with us, but not the same as she was. Penny has severe brain damage as a result of the accident, and it has made things very challenging for the whole family. It was hard going from the happy, smiley little girl that she once was to her being unable to play and enjoy life in the same ways her siblings do. She currently has 24/7 home nursing care and has been undergoing aggressive treatment to help combat her anoxic brain injury 7 days a week.

Outside of physical therapy and a handful of other things, due to the nature of her injury, insurance does not cover any of her therapy, so my wife and myself established a platform by the name of "Penny's Crazy Train to Recovery" (named after Ozzy's famous tune and subsequently her favorite song before her accident) on social media to help keep those who love and support her in the loop about what therapies she is currently undergoing and the status of her recovery. www.facebook.com/pennyscrazytrain

By the grace of God and to the amazement of her many doctors, Penelope has made a lot of progress over the past 4 years. We continue to advocate for her and bring her to so many different types of therapy, including chiropractic care, acupuncture, hyperbaric therapy, laser therapy, MNRI therapy, art therapy,. equestrian therapy, and the list goes on. Although we have lead the charge, none of it would have been possible without the help of so many folks who donated their time, there gifts, their prayers and their support.

We have so many future plans for the treatment of little Penny. In the future, we would also like to establish a foundation in Penelope's name, to help other families that have fallen victim to this type of injury. Non-fatal drowning is a lot more common than most folks realize, and it is a challenging circumstance for so many families.

We continue to strive to give Penny the best life possible, and although it has been 4 years since her injury, she continues to inspire people in similar circumstances to advocate for their loved one, and we are always willing to volunteer the steps we took to get to where we are.

This life is not for everyone, but we are grateful each and every day to still have thr opportunity to have precious Penny in our lives, and that despite her handicap, she is still able to grow up with her older sisters and be apart of their lives as well.

She is a blessing from God that we cherish each and every day, and we will continue to be here for her for as long as she wants to be with us. ❤️

Thank you all for your continued

support of this amazing kid we got.

#prayersforpenny #pennyscrazytrain #recovery

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Make a donation via GoFundMe for Penny's continued recovery!

gofundme.com/1wgloc0cw0

*We have also added a "$1 a month" tier to our Patreon Page for Penelope's "Crazy Train Followers". If every follower on this FB page committed to just $1 a month, Penny's care would be so much more manageable!*

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