When is a brain defect a good thing? When it miraculously deflects the stray bullet of a madman, apparently. Twenty-two-year-old Petra Anderson was shot four times at the midnight premiere of The Dark Knight Rises in Aurora, Colorado. Three of those bullets hit Anderson in the arm; the last went through her nose and into her brain.
In "critical" condition, Anderson underwent surgery to remove the bullet in her brain. Before operating, doctors were "concerned" (I bet!) about the extent of her injuries -- would Anderson ever walk or talk again?
Back to that miraculous bullet-deflecting defect ...
During Anderson's five-hour operation, doctors were shocked to find that the bullet did very little damage -- thanks to a small defect in her brain, a defect she never even knew she had. As her pastor, Brad Strait, wrote in his blog:
It is a tiny channel of fluid running through her skull ... the shotgun buck shot ... enters her brain from the exact point of this defect. Like a marble through a small tube, the defect channels the bullet from Petra’s nose through her brain. It turns slightly several times, and comes to rest at the rear of her brain. And in the process, the bullet misses all the vital areas of the brain.
Unbelievable, right?! Talk about fate, or luck, or angels, or I don't even know what. Anderson is still in the hospital, but is expected to make a full recovery. Which is especially good news for her family, as Anderson's mom is currently battling terminal breast cancer. A campaign started by the Hope Rises Relief Fund has already raised over $32,000 to help cover medical costs for both women.
Just unbelievable. I don't even know what else to say.
What's your reaction to this amazing story?
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This is more than heartwarming. It is further proof of a higher power. Even the naysayers would admit the odds of this combination of events is atronomical, far outside the range of "coincidence." Not only are the victims and their families' lives changed — all of ours too.
of COURSE someone has to say this is proof of a higher power. i'm sorry but your "higher power" wasn't the one doing the operation on her to FIND this defect. that would be the medical professionals. if someone in the hospital survives, everyone says "thank god! it's a miracle from god!" but if someone dies they say "the doctors did all they could". it's ridiculous to give the credit of life saving to some almighty being.
So, MaximumAsh, what do you gain by beating down the beliefs of another? It's more ridiculous to spend your time belittling that which others hold dear. It also makes you look small.
And who do you think gave those wonderful doctors the gift of healing, or teachers the drive to teach, or anyone one of us the will to live. With all the hate, sadness, and despair in the word there must be a higher power or most of us would just curl up in a corner somewhere and die.