The scrapbook begins with the words, “Andrew’s Adventure: December 23, 2005.” It was not the kind of adventure that any family would choose to take. But in the end, it had a happy ending for Andrew and his parents.
Courtney is positive that she was wearing her seatbelt. Perhaps that is why her head and neck – thankfully -- were fine. Perhaps that is also why her midsection was so violently impacted, as the force of the rollover twisted her limber cheerleader's body around and out of the car and into a ditch along the side of the road.
What began as a shortcut became, for Laura Brunner, a monumental detour.
Laura, a prominent Cincinnati business executive, was enjoying a mountain hike in Montana with fellow trustees from the Dan Beard Council of the Boy Scouts when the group decided to take a shortcut.
A poor decision nearly cost Matt his life. But state-of-the-art neurosurgical and neurocritical care, dedicated therapists, and family support gave him a chance to start over again.
His wife, Sondra, knows only what she was told. And that, she says, is something of a fish story, with the wall growing with every telling … from eight feet, to 10 feet, to 14 feet.
Tim was outdoors doing what he liked best, working with equipment and with his hands. It was a pleasant July afternoon. The family had just installed an above-ground swimming pool, and Tim was hooking up electricity for the pool filter and lighting.
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