Amazing story....Creed fan needs our blessings...

marlsy · 03-05-2003, 11:13 AM

Got this off the pitt, thought we could send some love to her also.

The local radio station in Norfolk, Virginia broadcast a piece last week about a little girl who suffered a brain stem hemmorhage in December. While she is making a slow but none the less remarkable recovery, she remains hospitalized at Children's Hospital of Kings Daughters in Norfolk. Her name is Taylor and she is 9 years old and a huge CREED FAN! Despite the nurses playing Christmas carols at her bedside, she could only shake her head. It wasn't until her mom promised to bring and play her CREED cd's that she opened her eyes!

I am posting part of the email I received from her stepmom so you can read the details for yourself:

..on 12/13/02 (yes, Friday the 13th) she collapsed at school and was transported to the hospital. They did a CT scan and found that she had suffered a brain hemorrhage on her brainstem. There were serious concerns about whether she would pull through, but she continues to amaze the doctors daily.

On Saturday (12/14), she started responding to questions with nods.....the nurses were playing Christmas CDs so her mom asked her if she could hear the music and she nodded "yes"; then her mom asked if she wanted me to pick up some of her CDs from home and she again nodded "yes"; finally here mom asked if she wanted to hear Creed and Taylor nodded her head really big and opened both of her eyes!!!

They started playing Creed for her the next day and her dad told me that she actually lifted her finger when the music started to play. Almost every time we asked her if she wanted to hear music, she wanted to hear Creed. Taylor started talking on New Year's Eve while still in ICU.

People from all over the hospital would stop by her room just to hear her say "hi" because everyone was amazed at her progress. Here is something truly amazing......just a few days after she started talking, her dad starting singing these words "what is right or wrong, I don't know who to believe in" and Taylor said "In America"!!!! This isn't one of the CDs that I had brought to the hospital and we were floored that she could remember so much stuff.

It doesn't seem like Taylor has lost ANY of her memory except for the part that want her to forget (i.e. intubation and the initial trauma-----they medicated her pretty heavily for this stuff). Taylor now suffers from stroke-like symptoms-----------she is weakened on the right side but is starting to regain some sensation and the muscles in the left side of her face aren't working yet. The doctors are amazed at Taylor's progress and they feel that she will make a good recovery but we have a VERY long road ahead of us. She has a very busy schedule each day, including Occupational therapy, Speech therapy and Physical therapy, plus she is enrolled in a hospital school program.

Sorry........I know that I'm writing a book, but I get excited when I talk about Taylor's progress and the miracle of her recovery thus far.

Thank you so much for your interest in Taylor and your willingness to post on Creedpit. I know that Taylor would love to hear from fellow Creed fans.

The morning guys on FM99 contacted CREED and the band sent Taylor an autographed poster! Her stepmom thinks she would love to hear from other fans. Her school has a website with a dreambook where you can post messages for Taylor. The address is www.gloriadei.net/CHURCH/TAYLOR.HTM
Because it is uncertain how long Taylor will be at CHKD, please send Taylor's mail to

Taylor Adkins
1032 Whippingham Parkway
Carrollton, VA 23314

JenRN · 03-05-2003, 11:29 AM

WOW!!! What a story! The healing power of music!

Creed touches so many, if she got like that when she heard the music imagine how she would get if she met them!

That hospital is a great one, I am familiar with it living here in VA! I hope her recovery is speedy she will be in my thoughts!

Bridge of Clay · 03-05-2003, 02:10 PM

cool!

I signed their dreambook...
poor girl!

JenRN · 03-05-2003, 02:26 PM

I just signed her dream book too, it is really cool!!!

creedchick02 · 03-05-2003, 03:18 PM

I signed to "WOW" is all i can say at the moment

Dogstar · 03-05-2003, 09:29 PM

Wow, Marlsy, what an incredible story. I just love what music can do! She is quite a trooper, and obviously a young woman with good musical taste

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hotforscott · 03-05-2003, 09:41 PM

That is an incredible story. I will have to sign the book and drop her a line in the mail. I may have something special to send her, Creed-wise. What a sweet little girl and it's sad that it has happened. WAWO should have it on their site.

03-05-2003, 11:13 AM	#1
marlsy USER INFO » Status: Prophet Man Posts: 3,230 Joined: Oct 2002 Currently: Offline	Amazing story....Creed fan needs our blessings... Got this off the pitt, thought we could send some love to her also. The local radio station in Norfolk, Virginia broadcast a piece last week about a little girl who suffered a brain stem hemmorhage in December. While she is making a slow but none the less remarkable recovery, she remains hospitalized at Children's Hospital of Kings Daughters in Norfolk. Her name is Taylor and she is 9 years old and a huge CREED FAN! Despite the nurses playing Christmas carols at her bedside, she could only shake her head. It wasn't until her mom promised to bring and play her CREED cd's that she opened her eyes! I am posting part of the email I received from her stepmom so you can read the details for yourself: ..on 12/13/02 (yes, Friday the 13th) she collapsed at school and was transported to the hospital. They did a CT scan and found that she had suffered a brain hemorrhage on her brainstem. There were serious concerns about whether she would pull through, but she continues to amaze the doctors daily. On Saturday (12/14), she started responding to questions with nods.....the nurses were playing Christmas CDs so her mom asked her if she could hear the music and she nodded "yes"; then her mom asked if she wanted me to pick up some of her CDs from home and she again nodded "yes"; finally here mom asked if she wanted to hear Creed and Taylor nodded her head really big and opened both of her eyes!!! They started playing Creed for her the next day and her dad told me that she actually lifted her finger when the music started to play. Almost every time we asked her if she wanted to hear music, she wanted to hear Creed. Taylor started talking on New Year's Eve while still in ICU. People from all over the hospital would stop by her room just to hear her say "hi" because everyone was amazed at her progress. Here is something truly amazing......just a few days after she started talking, her dad starting singing these words "what is right or wrong, I don't know who to believe in" and Taylor said "In America"!!!! This isn't one of the CDs that I had brought to the hospital and we were floored that she could remember so much stuff. It doesn't seem like Taylor has lost ANY of her memory except for the part that want her to forget (i.e. intubation and the initial trauma-----they medicated her pretty heavily for this stuff). Taylor now suffers from stroke-like symptoms-----------she is weakened on the right side but is starting to regain some sensation and the muscles in the left side of her face aren't working yet. The doctors are amazed at Taylor's progress and they feel that she will make a good recovery but we have a VERY long road ahead of us. She has a very busy schedule each day, including Occupational therapy, Speech therapy and Physical therapy, plus she is enrolled in a hospital school program. Sorry........I know that I'm writing a book, but I get excited when I talk about Taylor's progress and the miracle of her recovery thus far. Thank you so much for your interest in Taylor and your willingness to post on Creedpit. I know that Taylor would love to hear from fellow Creed fans. The morning guys on FM99 contacted CREED and the band sent Taylor an autographed poster! Her stepmom thinks she would love to hear from other fans. Her school has a website with a dreambook where you can post messages for Taylor. The address is www.gloriadei.net/CHURCH/TAYLOR.HTM Because it is uncertain how long Taylor will be at CHKD, please send Taylor's mail to Taylor Adkins 1032 Whippingham Parkway Carrollton, VA 23314 __________________ ~Music expresses that which cannot be put into words and that which cannot remain silent~

03-05-2003, 11:29 AM	#2
JenRN USER INFO » Status: Tree of Wisdom Posts: 7,519 Joined: Oct 2002 Currently: Offline	WOW!!! What a story! The healing power of music! Creed touches so many, if she got like that when she heard the music imagine how she would get if she met them! That hospital is a great one, I am familiar with it living here in VA! I hope her recovery is speedy she will be in my thoughts! __________________ "I don't want to know emptiness, take me down to the water wanna be baptized in your love far away from the lonliness, take my heart and wash away the fear let me be baptized in your love" ~Lenny Kravitz "Baptized"

03-05-2003, 02:10 PM	#3
Bridge of Clay USER INFO » Status: Tree of Wisdom Posts: 8,025 Joined: Sep 2002 Currently: Offline	cool! I signed their dreambook... poor girl! __________________ .:: "If people don't like guitar solos... then they're frikkin' stupid!" - Mark Tremonti ::.

03-05-2003, 02:26 PM	#4
JenRN USER INFO » Status: Tree of Wisdom Posts: 7,519 Joined: Oct 2002 Currently: Offline	I just signed her dream book too, it is really cool!!! __________________ "I don't want to know emptiness, take me down to the water wanna be baptized in your love far away from the lonliness, take my heart and wash away the fear let me be baptized in your love" ~Lenny Kravitz "Baptized"

03-05-2003, 03:18 PM	#5
creedchick02 USER INFO » Status: Faceless Fan Posts: 562 Joined: Dec 2002 Currently: Offline	I signed to "WOW" is all i can say at the moment __________________ ------------------------------------------------ I don't understand why you don't like me, why don't you like me, am i so different from you, now does it scare you, that i'm able to decern? what to love and what to burn' i'll add fuel to the fire now, stand back, brother take your hand back, leave it and i might crack more than a smile or two, you see don't judge what you don't understand, you can't deny what has been given to me~~~~~Fear ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://f2.pg.photos.yahoo.com/creedchick020

03-05-2003, 09:29 PM	#6
Dogstar Forum Diplomat USER INFO » Status: Young Grown Old Posts: 21,345 Joined: Sep 2002 Currently: Offline	Wow, Marlsy, what an incredible story. I just love what music can do! She is quite a trooper, and obviously a young woman with good musical taste . __________________ Silly monkeys give them thumbs they make a club and beat their brother down. How they survive so misguided is a mystery.

03-05-2003, 09:41 PM	#7
hotforscott USER INFO » Status: Shed My Skin Posts: 7,130 Joined: Apr 2003 Currently: Offline	That is an incredible story. I will have to sign the book and drop her a line in the mail. I may have something special to send her, Creed-wise. What a sweet little girl and it's sad that it has happened. WAWO should have it on their site. __________________ Got a new Papillon puppy named Ajax!

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