On February 13th 1996 our lives change for ever i remember thin ken that i hit a wall going 100mph, and what a shock, we had went in town to have dinner with my sister and her family. i was asked to go to the store for few last minute items. on my return i seen brian and his cousin out on the snow bank sledding. like i seen many times before,febuary in michigan's upper peninsula leave lot's of time for sledding when your only 7 years old, so i proceeded to park in my sister's driveway. as i was getting out i heard this ungodly thud. and in an instant a man 's truck slid to a stop and he jumped out screaming i hit him i hit him. i dropped everything i my hands and went running. it was brian. i then ran and called 911 . from that moment on i never stopped praying for him,us and his recovery. we went to our local hospital whom air vacced him to Marquette General Hospital and we spent 45 days in icu. waiting for brian to wake up. on the 13 th of February the doctor's did remove a blood clot from the right frontal lobe, they're encouragement was not good. we talked of a home placement and i can remember sitting there shaking my head no my son will come home that's all there was to it. after a long talk and warnings how a single mom of two could not do such a thing on her own i made them a deal. one week in ped's i do it all and then brian comes home no question's asked. i was scared to death but that week flew by and we brought brian home on april 1 1996. sense than he has came a very long way, no more trach,no more feeding tube, he's back at school now not where i want him but he goes and gets 3 hours of therapy here at home plus all the therapy i do. our lives are different in so many way's and i'll never give up on him. he's my angel that keep's me going. It has been four years and some moments i wonder where the time has gone. we are so bounded that i wonder about trying a rehab center now,that he's came this far.of course he does not walk,run or talk alot but he sure does have the will. and this board give me the strength to keep going i feel sometime like i have three children Ted my oldest,brian my middle and brian my youngest. one in the same even with his tbi. feel free to contact us and i will update more later just writing this much has exhausted me thanks for reading, fran