Mike Rea's Recovery Info & Updates

Mike's family created this blog to acknowledge our heartfelt appreciation for all your thoughts, prayers, and well wishes since his accident. Please check back regularly for updates on his condition and recovery process. We know all of you will keep Mike and his family in your prayers!

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On June 16, 2006, Mike was doing what he loves most in the world~training a race horse! One minute, friends saw him go by at a full gallop. Thirty minutes later, he was found unconscious and barely breathing. Mike endured an emergency helicopter ride to the University of Maryland Shock Trauma Unit where doctors determined he had suffered a severe brain injury and was placed in ICU in critical condition. After three weeks, Mike was transferred to Kernan Rehabilitation Center, then Sunbridge Care and Rehabilitation. He returned home in October ‘06 and continues to work on his recovery. We have experienced much hope and joy as we have witnessed Mike's miraculous journey towards recovery. Mike IS A MIRACLE (the exact words of his neurologist) and continues to surprise his health care providers. Mike faces each day with courage, faith and perseverance; his new job consisting of physical therapy and theraputic riding. Mike is currently undergoing Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy and is experiencing great progress! FOR THOSE WHO HAVE OFFERED ASSISTANCE, A "MIKE REA RECOVERY RELIEF FUND" HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED TO HELP WITH MIKE'S MEDICAL AND DAILY NEEDS.

Monday, July 03, 2006

My sister, Nancy from South Carolina had to fly back home today. So now it is our mother and I. Mike did a lot of sleeping today and when he woke up he looked like he didn't know where he was and wouldn't answer my mother when she kept asking, "Who am I?" I was off with Jesse, Mike's son. She called me and I came running. By the time I walked in, Mike said, "Hey Cathy." So my mother calmed down and is doing better. He stayed awake for about two hours and answered most questions asked of him. So all and all everything is going about the same today. No steps forward or back. Except he did sleep a lot today. Which the nurses say is normal for brain injury patients. I want to thank you all again for all the prayers. Please continue. We need all we can get. Also, like I have said before, you can come and visit Mike. It would help him so much. In fact, we were told by the doctors the more family and friends that visit, the more it will stimulate his brain and aid in his recovery. His address is Kernan Hospital (Rehabilitation Service), 2200 Kernan Drive, Baltimore, MD 21207. The hospital's telephone number is 410-448-2500 if you need directions. He will know that you are there. Bruce Miller came to visit him today and Mike recognized him immediately. I am going to close for tonight. Will write more tomorrow. Good night.

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