i was able to find stuff all four days after she was shot, erica woke up and started talking to her family. in the icu, erica was feisty and combative. her surgeon said that was a positive sign. her brain was rebooting. did you pray a lot? oh, yes. judith was the most religious one in the family an a week after surgery, her prayers and unshakable faith were answered. erica s condition was upgraded from critical to fair. now, the family had to turn its focus to the one who did not make it, erica s mom, earon. on may the 25th, 2006, a week after she was gunned down, earon s family gathered for her funeral and the man who delivered the eulogy was none other than the man who raced erica to the hospital, steve kelsey, who also served as a minister in a local church.
just 27 days after being shot in the head, erica was released from rehab and met officer and pastor steve kelsey and her other rescuers. it was nothing short of a miracle. head is beautiful. to see the looks on those faces and know that she had survived was a pretty powerful moment. erica laughed, cried and acted like a 2-year-old. reporter jesse halladay was amazed by her progress, but concerned about long-term brain damage. i didn t feel at that point i could say for sure she was going to be okay. but even getting this far had beaten the odds. erica was going home. great to have her there. it was a home she already
what did it seem like? forever. you are holding her head and you holding her legs. just like that. when they finally reached the car, they handed her to two ems firefighters in the backseat and now retired officer steve kelsey jumped behind the wheel. i said go as fast as you can go. i said go. kelsey gunned it for the three-mile trip to the hospital in downtown louisville. i m thinking of my kids. the nbc station wave tv captured the final moments of the high speed motorcade as it made the left turn to the traffic. the ride can take up to 15 minutes. how long did it take? two to three minutes. across town, another part of the story was unfold in the house. all day long, harold harper and
in the icu, erica was feisty and combative. her neurosurgeon said that was a positive sign. her brain was rebooting. did you pray a lot. oh, yes. judith was the most religious one in the family and a week after surgery, her prayers and unshakable faith were answered. erica s condition was upgraded from critical to fair. she looked real bad, but i never dwelled on she wasn t going to make it. now the family had to turn its focus to the one who did not make it. erica s mom, erin. on may 25, 2006, a week after she was gunned down, erin s family gathered for her funeral and the man who delivered the eulogy was none other than the officer who raced erica to the hospital. steve kelsey. also served as a minister in the