Teenager visits home - six months after car accident

A Shropshire teenager who suffered severe head injuries when she was in collision with a car in Baschurch has made her first visit home, six months after her accident.

Now the family of Grace Currie, 17, are to hold a special service of thanksgiving in the village and take part in a ceremony at the spot where she almost lost her life. Grace, of Bagley, near Ellesmere, spent six weeks in a coma after the accident on September 27.

Her mother Lorraine said her life had hung by a thread. The teenager was then was treated in a neuro special care ward after the accident, transferring to a rehabilitation unit in Stoke in December.

Her mother said: "Grace suffered a very serious traumatic brain injury and it is not possible for anyone to tell us what her ultimate rehabilitation potential is.

"We know that incredible healing takes place due to the skill of the doctors and nurses involved in her care and we also trust in a God of miracles."

Last weekend Grace returned home to Bagley for an hour and it is hoped that this can progress to weekend visits home.

She cannot walk but can now feed herself and say a few words.

Family and friends said Grace had also retained her sense of humour. But they say her rehabilitation is a very slow process.

Mrs Currie said the family wanted to mark the spot where Grace's live was saved. "We don't know what tomorrow will bring but the Lord does," she said.

"We do know that so far on this journey through tragedy the Lord has helped us.

"So we want to mark the place where we lost everything until the Lord gave it back to us. We want to mark the place where Grace died twice and was resuscitated."

She said that everyone was welcome to attend the 11am service at All Saints' Church in Baschurch to give thanks and praise.

Balloons

"We will each take a stone and walk to the spot where the accident happened, we will build a cairn then set off a host of helium balloons and watch them rise remembering the prayers we and many have offered and continue to offer."

The family is also urging those unable to attend the ceremony to hold their own service or release their own balloons to mark the event.