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3 Siblings Are on Their Way to Recovery After The Accident That Killed Their Parents
https://www.yahoo.com/ ^ | 4/29/18

Posted on 04/29/2018 3:35:40 PM PDT by BBell

There’s a long road ahead for three children whose parents were killed in a car accident on the way home from a family outing earlier this month, but their progress thus far is miraculous.

Zachary Clemens, 5, Angela Clemens, 8, and Wyatt Clemens, 4, are recovering at Cook Children’s Medical Center in Texas after the April 7 accident killed their parents Jim, 31, and Karisa Clemens, 29, and their 2-month-old baby sister, Julieanna.

Saturday was the first time all three siblings had been together since the accident.

Their 2-year-old sibling, Nicholas, who was also in the car during the accident, has already been released from the hospital and is staying with an aunt.

In special moment, shared to the family’s fundraising page, the siblings hold hands as they sit in wheelchairs.

“We are not going to limit the resiliency of these children, we are just going to accept every day as a gift,” the children’s great aunt, Teresa Burrell, told InsideEdition.com.

The kids were all life-flighted to the Texas hospital after the tragedy. Angela suffered brain damage and broken legs and has undergone several surgeries.

Zachary suffered a broken back and had quite a few internal injuries, and Wyatt suffered brain damage and was left temporarily paralyzed on his left side after having multiple strokes.

According to Burrell, another woman’s car went over the median while the family was driving and the woman’s vehicle flipped over and landed on top of the family’s suburban. The cause of the accident is still under investigation.

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TOPICS: Society
KEYWORDS: accident; orphans; parents; siblings
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Poor kids. Losing both parents and a sibling must be very hard at any age, let alone when they are so young. Children bounce back though and children have tremendous healing powers both over their minds and bodies. I'm glad they have a good extended family to take care of them and help them recover.
1 posted on 04/29/2018 3:35:40 PM PDT by BBell
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To: BBell

Wow. Horrific. Prayers for these babies and those who are caring for them in the hospital and those who will care for them in the future.


2 posted on 04/29/2018 3:38:15 PM PDT by petitfour (APPEAL TO HEAVEN)
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To: petitfour

Terrible! The only thing worse would be if they lived in England.


3 posted on 04/29/2018 3:46:25 PM PDT by Tennessee Conservative
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To: BBell
My daughter and son-in-law have children the same number of children and the same ages as this poor family.

Horribly sad.

4 posted on 04/29/2018 4:01:28 PM PDT by Slyfox (Not my circus, not my monkeys)
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To: BBell
The cause of the accident is still under investigation.

I drive for a living and see accidents like this almost everyday. If there is NO obvious explanation - then it's due to texting.

5 posted on 04/29/2018 4:24:31 PM PDT by VeniVidiVici
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To: BBell

This is the latest one I got stuck at:

https://www.heraldmailmedia.com/news/local/update-woman-killed-in-i—crash-graduated-from-washington/article_2d21611c-48e3-11e8-8742-3301948ce0e4.html


6 posted on 04/29/2018 4:26:41 PM PDT by VeniVidiVici
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To: BBell

Was it a Dreamer who was driving the car that killed these parents?


7 posted on 04/29/2018 4:27:53 PM PDT by Balding_Eagle ( The Great Wall of Trump ---- 100% sealing of the border. Coming soon.)
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To: petitfour

a crash is not a accident


8 posted on 04/29/2018 4:38:25 PM PDT by vooch (America First Drain the Swamp)
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To: Balding_Eagle

Given how circumspect they are about the other vehicle, odds are good it was operated by either a Dreamer or an illegal immigrant.


9 posted on 04/29/2018 4:38:26 PM PDT by DuncanWaring (The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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To: BBell

10 posted on 04/29/2018 4:39:14 PM PDT by deport
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To: Balding_Eagle

...........was a 3 time DUI Mexican, no license, beer in his hand.....cell phone on........police won’t release his name or nationality yet...motive is uncertain u see.....media is describing him only as a “young man”...............a local Federal Judge, appointed by Obama, has ordered ventilators turned off and starving to begin immediately as obviously these kids ain’t no good anymore................too much money..........why waste it on them??? Sarc/

Sadly, in the UK, something like the above scenario is becoming routine....


11 posted on 04/29/2018 4:43:35 PM PDT by Cen-Tejas
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No it wasn’t. It was a woman. Her name is Monique. Doesn’t sound Mexican to me (although I may be wrong). Stop making s*** up.


12 posted on 04/29/2018 4:56:53 PM PDT by bigdaddy45
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To: BBell

Simialr story from my home town..

http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2018-03-26/vigil-friends-sharing-memories-savoy-family-members-lost-texas-crash.html


13 posted on 04/29/2018 4:57:43 PM PDT by EVO X
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To: EVO X

That’s funny. Good comedy is dead.


14 posted on 04/29/2018 5:01:07 PM PDT by BBell (calm down and eat your sandwiches)
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To: BBell

That is local news. Nobody cares a day later other than immediate family members. Same thing with your post. All one do is hope and pray for the best outcome for the survivors.


15 posted on 04/29/2018 5:21:57 PM PDT by EVO X
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To: bigdaddy45

...........lol, ..............did you not SEE the Sarcasm notice??


16 posted on 04/29/2018 5:27:19 PM PDT by Cen-Tejas
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To: EVO X
I apologize. That post was meant for another thread. I am sorry I got my threads crossed. I see how that post I made is heartless in context with yours. Please forgive me as I am not a heartless individual.

In regard to your reply, I had read about that horrific accident before and that is horrible losing a mother and her 3 kids like that. We take a chance everytime we get behind the wheel and I'm always worried about my son, who is a cronic distracted driver, and my daughter and my 3 year old grand daughter. My daughter and Grand daughter went to Baton Rouge today to visit a friend and I will be worried until they get back.

Once again forgive me.

17 posted on 04/29/2018 6:04:45 PM PDT by BBell (calm down and eat your sandwiches)
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To: Cen-Tejas

whoops... long day. Missed it! Sorry :)


18 posted on 04/29/2018 6:27:56 PM PDT by bigdaddy45
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To: vooch

???


19 posted on 04/29/2018 7:20:05 PM PDT by petitfour (APPEAL TO HEAVEN)
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To: Cen-Tejas

“was a 3 time DUI Mexican, no license, beer in his hand.....cell phone on....”

Wow, TRUMP CALLED IT!!!


20 posted on 04/29/2018 8:32:29 PM PDT by BobL (I shop at Walmart and eat at McDonald's...I just don't tell anyone)
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