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Your brother & your entire family will remain in my prayers!!
Sending you some hugs too:

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Continuing to keep you and your family in my thoughts and prayers

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Danielle, God is giving you and your family the strength to get thru this, and he is giving your brother a fighting chance.

Just take it one day a time.

Continued prayers for you and your family.

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You would think after a tragedy like this people would take more care in NOT driving when intoxicated...Craziness.

Danielle, lots of prayers for you and your family. I think we'd all agree you're a model for us all about how to handle stressful tiems with grace and courage. Sending lots of prayers your way for all of you. Keep us updated.

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You'd think that after hearing about a terrible tragedy like this in the papers, people would show more sense in imbing and driving. I hope they get soem big fat tickets.

Danielle, I think everyone of us would agree taht you're a model for all of us on how to show both grace and courage in diffiuclt times. Don't lose faith. Modern medicine is amazing but isn't always 100% on everything. Just keep praying-we're all praying for all f you too.

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You'd think that after hearing about a terrible tragedy like this in the papers, people would show more sense in imbing and driving. I hope they get soem big fat tickets.

Danielle, I think everyone of us would agree taht you're a model for all of us on how to show both grace and courage in diffiuclt times. Don't lose faith. Modern medicine is amazing but isn't always 100% on everything. Just keep praying-we're all praying for all f you too.

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Dani please stay positive. That is wonderful that Kenneth is responding to the tests. The same doctors that didn't expect him to make it through the first day also thinks the scan is horrible. Your brother will have to prove him wrong AGAIN!!! He must be an amazing fighter!!

That is wonderful that even though he is in a hospital he is inspiring other police officers to save lives. 109 drunk drivers off the road is an incredibly high scary number. When will people learn?

You have been in my thoughts and will continue to be. Everyone I know is praying for you, Kenneth and your family.

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Danielle, I can tell by what you post that your brother is a fighter...sending prayers for him to never give up and for your family to keep the faith they have that things will be ok

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Dani - Continuing to keep you and your family in my prayers - stay strong and I cannot IMAGINE how tough this is for you - especially the unknown...

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Continued prayers for your family!!!!!!! Keep the faith. Prayer DOES change things!!

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Dani, I wish as I'm sure we all do that we could jump through our computers and give you a huge hug. You have been in my thoughts and prayers always.

We actually talked about your brothers accident over the weekend and how stupid people are. I will NEVER understand why people can't pay for a $10 dollar cab ride or call someone to pick them up? It makes no sense to me and annoys me even thinking about it.

Sorry to go off on a tangent.....I can't imagine what you are going through.

In my thoughts and prayers

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I am continuing to pray for Kenny! He will pull through, he sounds like a very strong person

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Continuing prayers for you and your family. I am glad he is improving.

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You and your family have been in my thoughts and prayers.... Continue being the strong girl that you are and know that we are all here for you!!!

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I cant even imagine what you're going through right now, but I have to say, you are SO strong. You're managing to stay so positive and take things as they come at you. I read your updates daily and it makes me all teary to know that even though this is breaking your heart, you are so amazingly strong for your brother.

I just wanted to share this story with you in hopes that it'll show you there IS hope:

A friend of ours who was a Marine got shot in the head last summer in Iraq. He was airlifted to a hospital in Germany where they basically told his family that he was going to be a vegetable for the rest of his life. We were updated daily as to his progress and they said reppeatedly that they didnt think he'd ever recover from the brain damage. Well, 2 weeks later he woke up from his coma, was able to move his arms, fingers, head, shoulders....he was able to talk...he was even joking with his wife. The doctors told them his progress was great, but he probably would never be able to walk again (he didnt have movement in his legs yet). After 5 months of therapy, Sean was on his feet walking again (he limps slightly, but he's still walking!!). Our friend is a fighter....always has been. And I truly believe that he wasnt ready to go...
Your brother is a fighter too. Stay strong and stay positive, because your brother has so much to live for and I dont believe he's ready to go either

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******May 28th 2008******

OK, we are hanging in there... Today Kenneth opened both of his eyes all the way and looked at my Mother. My Mom said (again - she has been saying this but just to make sure he knows and doesn't worry/wonder where he is or what happened) my Mom said 'Kenneth, it is OK - you have been in an accident but you are doing SO well and are doing better and better each and everyday. You keep fighting and we are ALL here with you. You have been here just over a week and are showing such great signs each day' and just as she was saying this to him a tear came from his eye and rolled down his cheek. I was devastated and at the same time amazed... he understands! He understands what happened and has registered an emotion to the story. It sent a sense of pain throughout my body like I have never experienced before and at the same time part of me said 'wow, THANK GOD, what a sign - he understands'.

Then, at one point, he looked SO exhausted from trying to communicate with us all day, squeeze our hands, etc. so I was singing to him and I said 'Kenneth, if you want to close your eyes and sleep then you can - it is OK - I'm with you no matter what - don't feel bad, close them and rest' and he did.

They allowed him to breathe on his own today -- still had the tube in but turned the machine off. He was doing great on his own but they put it back on so he doesn't over do it. It is unbelievable how we can get such AWFUL news from the CT scan and then have such wonderful outcome from Kenneth.

It is like the minute we get a bad result he says '$crew that stupid scan - look how good i'm doing!'. that's just his way - and i'm not even surprised by it. he always went above and beyond - always had a way of being the one to 'defy the odds'.

i feel hopeful and i needed that hope after the news we got from the scan - i cannot tell you how amazing the stories i've read -- either through posts or FM's -- of people recovering and going against the odds -- thank GOD for them b/c just when i'm at rock bottom - it lifts me up.

thank you for the prayers and if i could just ask for them to be continued as he fights and fights to get back to us. the nurse keeps saying it is like he is inside fighting to come out to us.

it is so hard to see someone you love so much experience this and start to understand what is happening or what has happened to him -- he just looks into my eyes like 'why can't i talk?' 'help me - what happened to me?' and he has all these questions and just looks at you and i just keep telling him he is going to be OK. it is absolutely heart breaking - i wouldn't wish this on anyone.

before i left tonight i told him to just rest for the night - he had spent a good portion of the day up, squeezing our hands, trying to move here and there, looking at us, listening to us -- it is exhausting for him so i told him i was going to sing him to bed. i sang to him until he fell asleep and then i left him in the care of the docs and all of his police brothers for the night.

i realized tonight the kind of love i have for him and how much he means to me - there is nothing in this world i wouldn't do for him and i would trade places with him in an instant.

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Danielle reading this update brought a tear to my eye and i realized how powerful that can be. Im still sending tons of prayers to your brother! I am sooo happy to hear that he is alert enough to understand-this is just the beginning and I have tons of hope and faith that he will pull thru

Sending you and your family hugs

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Continuing to keep your brother in my thoughts and prayers

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I got teary reading the latest update. Danielle, you are an amazing sister.

Continuing my thoughts and prayers