Child Of Texas ApHC Member
Injured in
Accident |
Hi all -
I was able to have a long conversation with Karen today and she once
again wants to thank everyone for their unbelievable support. She sounds really
good!! I have lots of positives to share with you. Karen and Keeley will be
moving to Our Childrens House - a pediatric rehab center which is a branch of
the Baylor Institute for Rehabilitation in Dallas on Monday. Keeley actually
took two steps today with the assistance of her therapists!! She is having an
occaisional visitor and is asking what she needs to do to be able to go home.
Eating is still a problem for her and her short term memory is another problem.
She knows her family and some of her friends. She remembers her pets at home
and their names. She is responsive when asked to do things but does not offer
to do alot on her own as of yet. All are huge accomplishments since her
prognosis was not good a week ago. She is as tough as her momma !! Thank
goodness!! Karen and Keeleys dad will be taking turns staying with Keeley so
Karen can go back and finish out the school year !! What a blessing !!
I will send out another update once they get to Dallas and get settled
in. The trip will be very hard on Keeley but she is excited to get to work.
Please continue lifting this precious girl and her family up as the journey is
going to be a long one and is really just now beginning!!
Safe travels
and best of luck to everyone at the horseshow this weekend !! Be sure to find
Rob Banks and let him put a single blue band or blue braid in your horses mane
as a show of support for Keeley!!
Best wishes to all!!
Shelley
4/23/2012
Hi Everyone -
I
have been waiting to send out an update as things have been changing rapidly
with Keeley, and I wanted Karens blessings before updating. Last night Karen
asked me to first and foremost send her love and thanks to everyone for all
their prayers, concerns and positive thoughts for Keeley and for her. As of
today, Keeley is off of the venitlator and breathing well. She is out of the
induced coma and taking baby steps of improvement every day. She started out
with a few words which have know advanced to short sentences. She is
recognizing family members and is starting to respond in small increments to
commands. My favorite thing is she told the doctors they were wierd when they
asked her to do things!! To me that is a great sign from a 13 year old fiesty
young lady!! The physical therapists are working with her now to try to help
her regain a little strength. They are hoping to transfer her out of ICU soon
and on to a neurological floor where they will be able to begin to access her
level of healing and begin to look at the extent of her injury and make plans
for rehabilitation.
It is going to be a long road ahead for Keeley ,
Karen, Connor and Quinn and Sean and Shelly. Please continue to lift them all
up as I know you have so far. I have talked to many of you who have expressed
that Keeley and Karen are on your mind or in your prayers continually. I feel
the same way. This accident has touched alot of people. Karen is overwhelmed
with the love and support she has received from all of her Appaloosa friends.
Rob has decided to begin raising money to help out the Breslins. He
will be adding a blue braid or band ( Keeleys favorite color) at the shows for
you to show your support for Keeley and you may donate as you see fit. You can
find Rob at the shows for more details. What a great friend he is!!!!!
Once again, please know how much your love and concern and your
countless hours of prayers has meant to Karen. I am hoping to be able to get
you one more update before you all head to Glen Rose this weekend.
Have
a wonderful week.
Sincerely,
Shelley
04/17/2012
To all the wonderful members of the Dal-Worth and
Texas Appaloosa Horse Clubs:
I know many of you have been feverishly
praying and sending positive thoughts out for Keeley Breslin and her entire
family, especially our dear friend and member Karen. I am happy to report that
many positive things are happening. Today they are removing the probe that
measures brain pressure thinking that her body is capable of controlling it
herself. Over the past 4 days the doctors have been removing the drugs that
have kept Keeley in an induced coma. Her family has been able to hold her hand,
play soft music and talk quietly to her and last night Keeley responded to
commands of movement. They are waiting on MRI results to bring her completely
off the drugs.
Although Keeley and her entire family still have a long
road ahead of them, it is truly a blessing to hear of all the positive things
that are happening. Please keep up whatever it is you are doing to continue to
bring positive results as small as they may be. She is continuing to show slow
and continuous improvement and that is amazingly good news !!!!!!!!!!
If you have not done so already, some of Keeleys friends created a
facebook page called prayers for Kelley. Go to that and join. Keeleys dad
provides nightly updates that are inspirational to stay up to read. I, like
many of you, cannot go to bed until I have had an opportunity to catch up on
the dyas improvements !!
Thank you for all you are doing -- please keep
it up!!
Sincerely,
Shelley and Carla
04/13/2012
Hi everyone
-
I had a chance to talk with Karen today and her spirits were pretty
good. They are currently starting to reduce the amount of medications that
Keeley is receiving to see what her body can handle on its own. She has
developed an infection so this is a specific area of concern also. Her brain
pressures have stayed a little high but steady. They are hopeful they will not
need to do any surgery. Keeley likes her room to be 35 degrees and she likes it
to be dark and quiet. Karen once again wanted to thank everyone for all their
love and concern and the many prayers. She asks that right now we all continue
to pray for Keeley to wake up and begin the healing process and that they get
the infection under control. She also is wanting Quinn to keep his studies up
so he can graduate in 6 weeks. She is also very grateful to have her son Conner
with her and for her best friend Rob who is continuing to support her and send
out updates.
The Texas and Dal-Worth clubs have gone together to send
Karen a care package which includes many of her favorite junk foods and
beverages, some good reading and a variety of other items. Keep up the work
prayer warriors and everyone keep those positive thoughts flowing. It will be
only one week tomorrow since the accident and I know it seems like a lifetime
to Keeleys mom and dad and siblings. Karen checks her facebook regularly so it
would be best to communicate with her that way for now.
Thanks again one
and all !!
Sincerely,
Shelley
04/11/2012
To all of you
who have shown such concern for Karens daughter Keeley,
I wanted to
share a quick update with you. I have been in communication with Rob and Karen
today and Karen wants to thank everyone for your many prayers and positive
thoughts and for the amazing outpouring of love from each of you. I am glad to
inform you that Keeleys brain pressures are beginning to come down and this is
very positive. The doctors have begun reducing her medications to see how she
responds.
Keeley has a long road ahead of her so please continue
lifting her up as we all try to help the family through this ordeal. Karen is
now staying in the Ronald McDonald house on the hospital campus and is trying
to get a little rest. Keeleys dad and Karens family are all with her . At this
time she has no special requests for anything to be done but I will continue to
let you know when she does.
Our Appaloosa Clubs in Texas are amazing
and together all of us are making a difference. Please keep doing what you are
doing!! I am in contact with Carla and she and I will continue to get this
information out to you. Thanks to Lora and Dale and Lori Truhe for getting this
all out to you. So many of you want to help -- our time will come to gather
together to help Karen stay strong as the days go by.
Thanks so much
-- Shelley and Carla
04/09/2012
Dear Texas
Appaloosa Horse Club Members:
I am writing this to you
tonight to make you aware of a situation affecting one of our members. Karen
Breslin's 13 year old daughter Keeley experienced head trauma Saturday as the
result of a freak accident. She is currently in Dell Childrens Hospital in the
Intensive Care Unit. She is in a medically induced coma at this time. I would
like to ask for your support for Keeley, Karen and their entire family at this
time. Many of us have been in constant prayer since this occurred - I would
like to ask our Appaloosa family to do whatever is right for you personally in
this situation to show your support for this family as they try to work through
this challenging ordeal. Please keep positive thoughts flowing for a complete
and speedy recovery for this precious young lady. We will keep you informed as
we know more and will let you know what Karen and her family needs as time goes
by. Karen is staying in contact with her best friend Rob Banks who is in turn
keeping us informed.
I can think of no stronger group of positive
people to lift this family up than those of us who show Appaloosa horses
together. We are all one big extended family and Karen really needs us now so
lets rally and bring Keeley through this!!
Thank you so much!!
Sincerely,
Shelley Drury
Texas Appaloosa Horse Club
President
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| 2012 ApHC Membership Information |
Per ApHC rules, everyone, both
owner and exhibitor must show proof of 2012 ApHC membership to show at an ApHC
pointed show. We understand many of our members and exhibitors will not have
received their cards before the Winternational Show. Please go to the following
website and print out your membership verification and bring it to the show
with you. Also, the ApHC is not sending out Novice stickers as of 2010. The
Novice eligibility information is also available on this webpage. Anyone
wishing to show in a Novice class will need to furnish the show office with
this information.
http://www.appaloosa.com/asna2007/mbrverify.aspx
Unfortunately due to the ApHC rules, anyone unable to furnish proof of 2012
membership will have to purchase one at the show.
This is an ApHC rule,
not a Texas ApHC rule.
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TAHC News!
New Rules for 2012! |
To qualify for the all around
awards and/or weekend flat fee and the at the Texas Appaloosa horse shows, (any
of the non pro or youth), exhibitor/horse must ENTER AND SHOW in a halter
class. The halter classes for the purpose Texas Appaloosa shows are defined as
halter, (including color), hunter in hand and showmanship. Roper flat fee is
$154.00 must enter & show in "halter" class to qualify for all around but
not for flat fee. Note: Ropers will also be required to pay
all cattle fees and National Point Fees.
If members wish to have their
club points counted from the non-Texas ApHC shows (i.e. Dal-Worth, South Texas
Appaloosa breeders etc.) They will need to pay a one time points fee for the
point year. This is in addition to the membership fee. The points fee is $35.
Points will be accumulated from the date paid to the end of the point year.
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