I'm just overwhelmed as a parent," he said. She just jumped right in without any panic," said John Wiedmann of Merritt Island. "She's 14, so I'm just super proud of her. "She saved my daughter's life," Spencer said.Īva remembers waking up and seeing her two friends on the ground, her father recalled. Spencer praised the friend who she said saved her daughter's life.Īva, who has been homeschooled since the pandemic, recovered and helped to revive Lori. "Hopefully time and therapy will eventually heal but no one really knows." "She also has nerve damage," her sister wrote. Kenzie will have to do physical therapy, see a neurologist and have multiple follow-up visits, her family said. "Kenzie is in stable condition with a fractured spine, fractured ribs, burns across her neck and back and muscle spasms," her sister wrote on GoFund Me. Kenzie was back home resting on Tuesday, family members reported. As of Tuesday afternoon, $4,075 of the $10,000 asked for has been raised. A GoFund Me has also been set up for Kenzie. Her friend, 12-year-old Kenzie McCord - who had burns across her neck and a spinal injury - was transported to Health First's Cape Canaveral Hospital and later to Arnold Palmer. "The outpouring from the community has been amazing," said James Spencer, Lori's stepfather. Her family, including her 3-year-old brother James, who Lori calls 'Squishy,' and her 16-year-old brother Ryan, are rallying for her recovery. It has raised $8,857 of a $25,000 goal as of Tuesday afternoon. A GoFund Me page was set up by a family friend to help cover medical expenses for Lori's treatment. Lori had been heavily sedated to allow her body to heal from the jolt of electricity. Struck by lightning: Survivors describe what it feels like to be struck by lightning "We aren't out of the woods, but she is in there fighting her (butt) off," Spencer texted. She also blinked on command, her mother reported. Lying in bed at Orlando Health Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, Lori opened her eyes for the first time since arriving. I was just praying.on the way."īy Monday, that dread was replaced with the miracle the mother of three was hoping for. It was just the worst drive of my life but I had to get to the hospital. "I don't remember much, I just jumped in my car and drove.'" Spencer told FLORIDA TODAY.
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