last spoke with KCBD in December<\/a>, Gracey was still using hand signals to communicate. Since then, she has slowly improved every single day, said Bailey Coleman, Gracey\u2019s cousin.<\/p>\n\u201cWell, from being told that she had no meaningful brain activity to now. I mean, last night I walked into the hospital and she was, I have a Shih Tzu and she\u2019s like, \u2018Where\u2019s Indy?\u2019 \u2018I came from school. She\u2019s not with me.\u2019 She said, \u2018Well, you better at least send me a video,\u2019\u201d Coleman said.<\/p>\n
Gracey now has more movement in her right arm and has been able to communicate through typing on the phone. After recently getting her trach removed, she can speak.<\/p>\n
\u201cThank you for all the prayer,\u201d she said in a recent video.<\/p>\n
Her family says they are encouraged to see her personality returning.<\/p>\n
\u201cI told her the other day, I\u2019m sorry I\u2019m smiling so much. I just love to hear your voice. And she looked at me and rolled her eyes and said, yeah, my dad does too,\u201d Coleman said.<\/p>\n
Osborn said the \u201caccident\u201d that led to Gracey\u2019s injuries occurred six weeks ago last Saturday, before Coleman jumped in saying it wasn\u2019t an accident. Valenzzuela told police officers he intentionally hit another car in an attempt to take his own life.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am angry,\u201d Coleman said. \u201cYeah, but I\u2019m working on it. I\u2019m praying about it. But it just, it makes me sick to think about. So I try to keep my focus on Gracey and her healing.\u201d<\/p>\n
Coleman said it was a relief to see formal charges against Valenzzuela.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen somebody makes that serious of a bad decision, the consequences need to be serious,\u201d Osborn said. \u201cThis is a step in that direction for us to maybe get some closure. I don\u2019t know if you ever get closure, but at least we know that the system\u2019s working.\u201d<\/p>\n
While aggravated assault is a second-degree felony, the charge for Gracey\u2019s injuries could result in a first-degree felony since she was left with a traumatic brain injury and paralysis.<\/p>\n
\u201cI mean, what Gracie will have to deal with is lifelong. So I feel that, I mean, not everything can be fair in the world, but it would make sense if his consequences were also lifelong,\u201d Coleman said.<\/p>\n
The family says they are thanking God that Gracey went from needing a miracle to live to being amazed at everyday moments.<\/p>\n
\u201cLooking back in my journal from those first couple days in the hospital and seeing how my prayers went from so panicked and desperate to then, there was one from, like, Christmas Eve. I was like, I\u2019m sitting here and Gracie is eating a bite of potato soup,\u201d Coleman said.<\/p>\n
Gracey will head to Craig Hospital in Colorado on Monday for several weeks of intensive therapy. The same paramedic team that initially took her from the crash to the hospital volunteered to drive her from the hospital to the airport.<\/p>\n
Anyone who wants to help support the Breitschopf family can donate to:<\/p>\n
Travis and Jenny Breitschopf<\/p>\n
City Bank<\/p>\n
PO Box 5060<\/p>\n
Lubbock, TX 79408<\/p>\n
Attn. Connie Jackson<\/p>\n
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