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James
Lewis
missed
the
year
2002
and
a
big
part
of
2003.
He
was
lying
in
a
hospital
bed;
deep
in
a
coma
and
unresponsive
from
a
severe
traumatic
brain
injury.
Doctors
told
his
mother
that
he
would
be
a
“vegetable
and
would
never
walk
or
talk
again”.
James’
mother
refused
to
believe
that
dismal
prognosis
and
prayed
over
his
bed
every
day
for
a
miracle.
When
James
began
to
wake
up,
his
mother
was
told
if
she
wanted
to
“keep
him
progressing,
she
needed
to
keep
him
moving”.
Unfortunately,
after
his
insurance
covered
therapy
ended,
she
had
few
options
until
she
found
Challenge
Center.
James
arrived
at
Challenge
Center
in
a
wheelchair,
and
needed
a
hefty
boost
to
stand
and
walk
a
few
unsteady
steps
across
the
room
with
a
walker.
After
extensive
and
intensive
Challenge
Center
style
physical
therapy,
James
is
walking
so
well
he
can
walk
alone
in
his
house
and
uses
a
walker
independently
in
the
community.
“I
could
throw
that
wheelchair
away!
Challenge
Center
changed
my
life
for
the
best.”
“I
had
a
dream
to
walk
again.
Challenge
Center
made
that
dream
come
true.
Now
I
want
to
walk
without
anything,
and
drive
so
I
can
get
a
job.”
James’
mother
prayed
for
a
miracle.
Today
that
miracle
comes
to
Challenge
Center
every
week
for
physical
therapy
to
keep
working
towards
his
dreams.
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