Last Saturday (5-12-18), my baby sister Kimberly Bennett suffered a sever motorcycle accident. She wasn't speeding, and she was in full protective gear, but unfortunate road conditions caused her to lost control of her bike during an acceleration from a stoplight. Fortunately, one of the people she was riding with was a paramedic and she received immediate medical attention, in addition to, being very close to a level 1 trauma center which specializes in head injuries.
She sustained very minimal injuries to her body, but unfortunately, she is suffering from severe brain injuries. The extend of the damage is still unknown at this point, as she is still not awake, but what is known for sure will likely have a long road to recovery.
We are just so very thankful that she is still with us, because when it comes to motorcycles, physically surviving an accident isn't a given. The Lord definitely had some angels watching over her that day, and continues to have them at her bedside, because every day there is some kind of improvement with her awareness and her overall condition. The bruising in her lungs is almost completely gone (which has made her breathing much easier). As a matter of fact, she is breathing completely on her own as of today.
We are so thankful for all of the support we have received so far. The mayor of Kim's town began a fundraiser for Kim's recovery and has raised nearly $4,000 so far.
I'm not really sure what the point of this blog was supposed to be. I just needed to write something about how she was doing and share a few of the images I have captured. Unfortunately, I was unable to stay for longer than a week due to work so I had to leave the hospital. But my mom knows that I'm still very interested in Kim's condition and to call me if there are any changes. If you'd like to keep updated with Kim's condition, I will provide a link below where my mother is updating Kim's condition daily (at least mostly daily hehe). I will also include a link the fundraiser mentioned earlier.
Keep up to date with Kim's condition
Me trying my best to watercolor something for Kim to see when she wakes up. I need more practice!
Though she has had her ups and downs, I wanted to capture images of my mom during the good days because those are the days when I believe Kim has healed the most.
My mom has barely left the hospital room. And even then, we practically have to force her out of there. She isn't going anywhere without a fight!
A photo I shot of my beautiful sister on her wedding day.