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Rachel Davey kisses her mom after Kathleen Davey's
return home Friday. Kathleen, whom doctors describe as "minimally
responsive,'' puckered her lips at her daughter's touch, a first
in her rehabilitation.
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Published Sunday, February 6,
2005, in the San Jose Mercury News
kathleen
Davey is back home and in the arms of her family Ð thanks in no
small part to donations from Wish Book readers.
The 38-year-old mother of two young girls is struggling to regain
ground after suffering severe brain damage after cardiac arrest
just over a year ago. Her husband, Saratoga High School teacher
and coach Mike Davey, has anguished over the challenge of creating
an environment that would give her the best possible chance for
recovery.
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Kathleen
rests in her home hospital bed with the family cat Teddy as
husband Mike and daughters Samantha, 7, and Rachel, 5, gather
and bring flowers as welcome home gifts.
(Anne-Marie
McReynolds / Mercury News)
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The tale of the Davey family's wish to bring Kathleen home Ð away
from the institutional setting of hospitals and rehabilitation facilities
and into the warmth of their Campbell home Ð went straight to the
hearts of Mercury News readers.
After their story appeared Nov. 21, donations poured in, providing
thousands of dollars worth of medical equipment that made this very
special homecoming possible.
It hasn't been without setbacks. Her initial return home in December
was cut short when complications sent Kathleen back to the hospital.
But steady improvements came in the last few weeks, and on Feb.
4, the family van once again brought her home.
Now daughters Samantha, 7, and Rachel, 5, can see their mom every
day, right in the sunlight-filled room Mike added to their home.
They'll help with her therapy as much as they can, joining a small
army of family members and friends who have built a solid support
network for the Daveys.
"You know what?'' Rachel said to her aunt Kimberly, who has been
helping to care for the girls. "I gave Mommy a kiss and hug and
told her to get well soon.''
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