Brock C. - Quilt Finished in 2009
Born: August  21, 2006
Illness: Anoxic Encephalopathy, Hypertension, Spasticity, G-tube dependant

Brock C.'s Story
Written by Brock's mom Lisa in March 2009

Brock was your typical happy and healthy child.  He was quick to smile which lit up a room.  He loved to get into the middle of a wrestling match with his brothers and daddy.  Our dog Pepper was his favorite toy.  Brock was a very smart little boy.  We were teaching him some signs so that he could communicate more easily with us until he could figure out the words.  This made meal time so much easier!!  Although he was a very joyous child, he was also a very strong willed and stubborn boy.  Things had to be his way or now way or until he realized he wasn't going to win the fight.

On August 1, 2008, we lost our happy, smiling, healthy child.  Brock fell into a lake and was found face down with no way of knowing how long he was without oxygen.  His daddy immediately performed CPR and was able to get some water out of Brock.  The EMTs showed up in minutes and rushed him to the hospital.  The amazing staff and God's will brought Brock back to life but his fight was not over.  Due to the lack of oxygen, Brock suffered the worst kind of head injury... anoxic encepholopathy.  We have no idea how far he will recover but was given the grim prognosis that he will do nothing more than be in a vegetative state.  These people do not know our son!!

Today, Brock is still progressing in his recovery.  He is no where near the little boy he was before the accident, but he sure is not where he was right after either.  Brock is completely dependant on us for all his cares...he can not walk, talk, eat or dress himself.  But he can sit with assistance, he is learning to roll, will stand next to an exercise ball or couch, is learning to lift his head by using his arms while on the floor.  We are trying to help him communicate with a big button that we can record certain phrases or words that he can push.  We still have a very long road ahead of us, but as long as we have our son we will go down that road to help lead him back to us.