[15] She surprised family, friends, and medical professionals alike when she began speaking. She remains hospitalized at in Wichita. He remembers the doctor standing before him and Betsy after the crash and telling them, Its miraculous; it appears she will physically survive. But the doctor went on to explain that Sarah would remain forever how she was that day in her hospital bed. Market data provided by Factset. That week, she. People came and went. She was breathing on her own by then, but relied on a feeding tube for nourishment. I said if she wants to be 22 let her be 22.". [4] Her injuries were so severe, she had to be airlifted to a hospital 45 minutes from their home. Scantlin still suffers constantly from . January 18, 2007 / 8:35 AM Betsy was at home when the phone rang. So you can run away.". She is 40, but without a concept of time passing, she thinks she's 18. You are referring to the 25th Annual Letter Carriers Stamp Out Hunger food drive. Meanwhile, her tragedy began back in 1984 just weeks into her freshman year at Hutchinson Community College, when she was hit by the driver, who fled the scene. "I did feel that there was some increased activity going on within her mind," noted Dr. Brad Scheel, Sarah's doctor. You can read the CBS story about Sarah's continuing recovery here. No lights" Betsy says. Most times the answers are two or three words. "Look at that smile. Dateline Briefs: Brain-damaged woman begins talking again Her eyes would open, but stare blankly. She had always believed Sarah would speak at some point. What does she tell her parents when they leave? [6]She existed in silence, minimally responsive, subsisting on a feeding tube, unable to do anything for herself. So they worked with her a little each day. Say 'My name is SAAARAH.' Her brain was injured so badly that doctors first feared she would spend her life in a. Sarah has told her parents where her grandparents used to live, and recalled names of her friends from high school. She absolutely loved it with the windows rolled down and the wind blowing her hair, Jim Scantlin said. Sarah Scantlin had lain in this bed nearly 20 years, brain-damaged, speechless, immobile, staring out the same window. This is a digitized version of an article from The Timess print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996.
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