Live the Lion was created in an attempt to keep everyone up to date on Lance O'Cull and his road to recovery.

Lance was involved in a car accident near Morehead, Kentucky about 30 miles from where we grew up Thanksgiving weekend of 2010. He was airlifted from the scene of the accident to UK Medical Center in Lexington. The doctors told us that they could fix everything below the neck, but his brain was in God's hands. On December 22, after multiple surgeries, Lance was transferred to The Shepherd Center in Atlanta, Georgia for an intense rehabilitation program.

It was there that Lance began to gradually emerge from a coma. Lance was discharged to home, in Vanceburg on February 17th, to continue his therapy with family.

On March 10th, Lance's 25th birthday, he stood on his feet for the first time in 103 days, with lots of help. On May 11th, Lance was accepted into Cardinal Hill's brain injury unit. There he impressed and amazed our family and friends, as well as his therapists through the progress he made everyday.

Between September 2011 and April of 2012, Lance was back and forth between Cardinal Hill's inpatient program and Shepherd Center's inpatient and outpatient program. He has had a couple minor surgeries to enhance his healing and a baclofen pump inserted to help with the tone in his body.

For the past year, Lance is back in Lewis County splitting his time with both parents. He continues to travel to Ashland 3 times a week and Lexington once a week. He is learning to walk again and we couldn't be more thrilled.

It hasn't been easy, Lance has had some setbacks and tears still fall. But he is up and running this marathon. And we are all running right along beside him.

Most of the blog entries have been made by myself, Chelcee, the big sister, Brock, our baby brother, and Dr. Johnny, our dad. Our goal is for Lance to finish this blog as soon as he is able.

God has been with Lance and our entire family, giving us strength. We give Him the Glory. He is the God of Miracles.



~Chelcee




Friday, December 17, 2010

Friday, December 17th 2010

I know everyone has been praying so hard for my brother. I am asking for extra prayers throughout the weekend. It could be a snow day for some of you, so please... PRAY. Lance is going to have a peg tube placement tomorrow and oral surgery. His cheekbone is broken, and the joint needs to be put back together so he can open wide. That surgery is around 11.
Also, we got some information on a rehabilation center that will accept Lance. Its not Cardinal Hill. They can't take him yet. This place looks amazing. But its not in Kentucky. A representative is coming on Monday to talk to us about it. I, however want him to wake up before then. So, he doesn't have to make that trip. We will do whatever it takes to make him better and exhaust every option. But I think that he is doing things everyday that he hasn't done before, and thats progress.
They told me today that they set him up on the side of the bed! I can't wait to see that!
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  1. Mrs. K. BentleyDecember 18, 2010 at 9:59 AM

    Extra prayers to your family from the Bentley's! Stay strong!

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