An Iowa teen has made great strides in her recovery from traumatic brain injury (TBI) and has been dubbed “Amazing Grace” by local media.
Grace Polley, 15, has been undergoing rehabilitation for several months since being involved in a car accident in September. Despite her setbacks, she beat her expectations and Have learned How to walk again, KETV reported.
When Paulie arrived Madonna Rehabilitation Facility in Omaha, Nebraska Occupational therapist Lauren Cox said her condition was not very good.
“She had multiple complex issues that we had to address, including vision, weight-bearing precautions, and limited movement of her arms and legs. I just worked on the excitement,” Cox told local media.
Reporters followed Polley’s rehabilitation sessions, where he practiced balance and walking on an elliptical machine.
“I’m the best patient ever,” the teen said, adding a message of gratitude to her care team.
“It means the world to me. They’ve been taking care of me for months. Four months. They’ve done a lot for me and I’m getting better and better.”
Paulie’s father, Chris Buck, couldn’t hide his emotions when talking about his daughter’s success.
“It’s like watching my daughter do it all over again for the first time,” Buck said. “You know, that’s great.”
The high school student is still going strong despite suffering mental setbacks due to a traumatic brain injury.
“Then we continued to push her a little bit every day, and she was resilient and continued to make great strides. And to where she is today,” Cox said.
Now Paulie is excited to go home.
“It’s been a lot of work. I still do a lot of work at home and here, but it’s great to have all of the surrounding community supporting me to get through all this hard work. It’s a good thing,” she said.
