SOMEONE OVERCOMING THE ODDS

All over the world, every day someone is overcoming the odds and everyday I pray more so that more people do. Connor McKemey was in an accident in which he suffered third-degree burns. Connor has overcome huge odds by surviving sever burns without developing deadly complications. When I hear of burns, I understand how badly they must feel because sometimes I burn myself accidently and it hurts terribly. Connor’s mom finds it too painful to discuss the accident because she knows that she will have to recall every second, every milli-second all over again. She herself suffered second and third degree burns as well as her husband. Because of the severity of his burns, which covered 87% of his body doctors kept Connor in a drug-induced coma for more then 2 months. Third degree burns cause excruciating pain and a patient must lie extremely still. He has definitely overcome the odds, this boy is a hero.

Talbot Balasco, Mary. "Burned teen is overcoming odds, but still has way to go." charlotte observer. 15/3/09. The Charlotte Observer. 22 Mar 2009 .