Chéri Ballinger was a model and actress with everything ahead of her. Then, on the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, after praying several Rosaries, she fell seven feet from a trampoline onto concrete. The traumatic brain injury left her unable to walk or talk. Doctors were astonished she survived without breaking her neck, but they gave her little hope of returning to a normal life. Ballinger credits Our Lady with sparing her life. The Rosary, prayer, offering up her suffering, and ultimately surrendering herself completely to God’s will sustained her through years of rehabilitation. Her recovery was miraculous — […]
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Chéri Ballinger was a model and actress with everything ahead of her. Then, on the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, after praying several Rosaries, she fell seven feet from a trampoline onto concrete. The traumatic brain injury left her unable to walk or talk. Doctors were astonished she survived without breaking her neck, but they gave her little hope of returning to a normal life. Ballinger credits Our Lady with sparing her life. The Rosary, prayer, offering up her suffering, and ultimately surrendering herself completely to God’s will sustained her through years of rehabilitation. Her recovery was miraculous — […]
