Life can change in a second. One moment your laughing having fun and the next your in excruciating pain. Caitlin Beadles life changed exactly like that. She was at the lake hanging out and enjoying the weekend. Caitlin was on the Jet Ski with her friends when they capsized and they were thrown into the water. She was floating there when they boat came by pulling the canoe, Caitlin threw her head back and her legs got chopped up. The boat driver didn't notice, but Caitlin's friends did. Caitlin was rushed to the hospital, on the way she flat lined twice, but no one gave up on her.
This girl pushed through this terrible accident and made things work for her, she pushed and tried and never gave up. And what she fought for, was her life.
A flatline means your dead. Your heart stops and your dead. Caitlin had two. She 'died' twice. But because she was a fighter and the ones around her loved and cared for her she survived. Caitlin's first action in her fight for life was keeping her eyes open. She made sure that she kept her eyes open, if she closed them she would probably not be here today. Caitlin struggle was getting to the hospital in time to be treated, and saved. I believe that God helped her stay alive, all of her friends and family were praying, and I think God took control and saved her. But getting to the hospital wasn't the end of her fight.
Caitlin's next fight was the surgeries and being stuck in bed. She went into surgery and woke up during the middle of it, she couldn't be put back under because she would have a 99% chance of never waking up. "We are going to have to take her leg" was what Caitlin heard, but she couldn't say anything. After her surgery and having 6,000 stitches in ONE leg, she had to recover. Caitlin had a tube in her throat that would 'breathe' for her, so she couldn't talk. That was her biggest challenge, not being able to talk while your friends and family are visiting you. Caitlin got tired of her bed, so that lead her to her next challenge, learning to walk.
Imagine having to learn to walk all over again, the pain and effort it would take. Well that nightmare became a reality for Caitlin. With most of the nerves getting cut up in her leg, she had little feeling so learning to walk was a great big challenge. Taking one step with a walker was a challenge, but Caitlin was determined to walk again. Little by little, with God and sweat, Caitlin could walk once again. Caitlin overcame the challenge of walking. She worked her butt off to regain what she had lost. Caitlin fought for her life.
Caitlin is the ultimate example of a fighter, a believer, and a survivor. She pushed through obstacles and got what she wanted, a second shot. She started new, with sweat and perseverance. Caitlin started with God. Caitlin fought and fought for the most important thing, LIFE.
