THE POWER OF HOPE
When 18 year old Heidi was thrown from a car and suffered a head injury it was a real miracle that she recovered and was soon in rehab at Crystus Santa Rosa. She was learning to walk again through rehab and therapy and a young 16 year old girl named Ashley was brought to Crystus for rehab. She had suffered a similar injury in an accident and she wasn't talking or walking.
When Heidi heard about Ashley she asked her mother to wheel her in to Ashley's room. At her bedside she stood up with every ounce of her own strength and then said to Ashley, "When I came here I wasn't talking or walking either."
Ashley's parents looking on, and Ashley had been given "hope!" Heidi planted a seed of hope into their lives! Before long, Heidi and Ashley were making laps around the hallway together!