Sunnie On Her Way To Recovery...
Hua Jie Yu (Sunnie) is a twenty-two year old international student from China. On February 21, 2009, she got into a serious car accident. More than 90% of the 5th and 6th cervical vertebrae, which control the movement from the neck down, were dislocated, causing her to be paralyzed from trunk down. Due to the injuries of the cervical vertebrate, Sunnie lost sensation from the neck down, control of her fingers and bowel movements. She is also experiencing other health issues such as unstable blood pressure, difficulty in breathing and unsteady body temperature.
Sunnie is being hospitalized in Phoenix and her parents arrived from Shenzhen, China to take care of her seven days after the accident after receiving an expedited visa. Her parents housing and transportation needs are being warmly provided by new acquaintances from the Phoenix Chinese Alliance Church. Since Sunnie's student health insurance which has a cap of $250,000 is depleted, the family is in immediate financial needs. Despite all circumstances, Sunnie is still holding a smile and a cheerful spirit. Because of Sunnie's positive outlook, she was asked to comfort another 19 year-old girl in the hospital who suffered a similar injury.
Sunnie’s family had been searching for an acupuncturist after knowing there is not much hope in the western medical view. Her uncle found us and came to visit our clinic in April. Since then, Sunnie has been receiving treatment daily from our clinic.
Sunnie’s mother started a blog about Sunnies recovery process in Chinese. You can continue to read about Sunnies condition at
blog.sina.com.cn/sunniemom
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