For Rachel Lapidus

For Rachel Lapidus On July 27th, 2011 Rachel went into Cardiac Arrest. We were told Rachel would never walk or talk again. Look at her now! This all changed on July 27th 2011.

Rachel was a perfectly healthy 19 year old girl. She had graduated high school and was in college full time plus working a full time job. She had a boyfriend and drove a nice little yellow convertible. Rachel has always been a loving person growing up. Especially to her little brother who she always had an awesome bond with. She loves people, she loves animals, and would go out of her way to try to help who ever and where ever she could. Rachel had dreams of being a Special Education teacher and all this was taken away one July night. While in the middle of a heated argument with her cousin Rachel all of a sudden stiffened up and dropped. her heart just stopped. We performed CPR within 4 minutes of the incident but Rachel's heart did not start up for almost 9 minutes. Because of this Rachel is suffering from an Anoxic Brain Injury (Lack of Oxygen). When this first happened we were told there was no chance for quality of life because she was down too long. As parents, you would not want to hear something like that about your child. So we fought for her survival with her. We pushed for rehab and after almost a week of arguing with the doctors and Insurance companies finally, Rachel was moved to Rehab Hospitals of Indiana. This approval from the Insurance company was for 3 days. 72 days later Rachel walked out of that rehab and her recovery still continues today. Rachel is a miracle and continues to amaze the doctors who we are all trying to prove wrong. Rachel now has an amazing opportunity ahead of her. Rachel qualifies for HBOT Therapy. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is a medical treatment which enhances the body's natural healing process by inhalation of 100% oxygen in a total body chamber, where atmospheric pressure is increased and controlled. It is used for a wide variety of treatments usually as a part of an overall medical care plan. Under normal circumstances, oxygen is transported throughout the body only by red blood cells. With HBOT, oxygen is dissolved into all of the body's fluids, the plasma, the central nervous system fluids, the lymph, and the bone and can be carried to areas where circulation is diminished or blocked. In this way, extra oxygen can reach all of the damaged tissues and the body can support its own healing process. The increased oxygen greatly enhances the ability of white blood cells to kill bacteria, reduces swelling and allows new blood vessels to grow more rapidly into the affected areas. It is a simple, non-invasive and painless treatment. After the phone consult we were told that RACHEL IS TREATABLE! Her cognitive problems, speech problems, even some of the physical problems are all treatable with HBOT

As parents, after what we have been through to hear those words and would again do ANYTHING we can to make this happen so we are asking for you to help be the miracle for Rachel Lapidus. She spent 10 days on full life support and 72 days in intensive inpatient rehab at Rehab Hospital of Indianapolis. She now faces years of outpatient rehab to regain basic self-care skills. Rachel's parents, Randy and Robin Lapidus, have been working very hard with Rachel and their efforts are paying off. Even though Rachel has a long way to go, her recovery so far has been miraculous. Help support the Lapidus family in their time of need. You can donate by going to www.gofundme.com/MiracleForRachel

Rachel wasn't up real early this morning, but when she did get up, she was ready to get her day started.She knew we had ...
11/30/2025

Rachel wasn't up real early this morning, but when she did get up, she was ready to get her day started.
She knew we had to run to Walmart for a few things, and she said she may do a little Christmas shopping. When we got to Walmart and got inside, she quickly changed her mind and said, "Let's just get our list. It's too crazy." I guess she wasn't in the mood to people today. We made our way through as quickly as possible .
This evening, we finished up some rock painting. Rachel loves painting these rocks and can't wait to hide them around town when we start our Christmas shopping.
Although Rachel was tired tonight she wouldn't go to bed until Dad got home from work. The minute he walked in she said, "OK I can go to bed now, Dads home." Of course we then still had about 30 minutes of questions before she finally called it a night.
Tomorrow we are getting our Christmas tree and Rachel is excited. She's NOT excited about how cold it's going to be though.

11/30/2025
Rachel did, in fact, make it out this morning for her first ever Black Friday shopping experience.My alarm went off at 6...
11/29/2025

Rachel did, in fact, make it out this morning for her first ever Black Friday shopping experience.
My alarm went off at 6 a.m. and she was up by 6:02 am.
We only had one store we ended to go to, which is one of Rachel's favorite places, 5 Below.
We were 4th in line, which Rachel was very excited about. Rachel had a blast. She picked Lion King characters, Aladdin characters, buddy the elf, and HelloKitty. Baby Yoda, an axolotl, and some I can't remember.
Thankfully, we had a plan when we went in. I would grab one and show Rachel, and she would say yes or no. After I filled my bag, she switched bags with me, and we filled hers.
We were in the door at 7 am, snagged 10 squishmallows each, and were back in the car headed home b 7:15 am. Rachel was amazed how quickly we got through there. She did say it was a little crazy with people reaching over each other. Now we just have to decide which ones go for Toys for Tots and which ones we keep for Cami, and of course Rachel said she wants to keep one, which may be the axolotl.
The rest of the day we stayed in and stayed warm. Rachel finished some painting she's been doing and then we painted some Christmas rocks. They are currently drying so we will get pictures of those tomorrow.

Rachel must have been worn out tonight because we didn't hear much from her after she went to bed other than the typical ,"What are we doing tomorrow?" question.

11/28/2025

We hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving!!
Rachel was up in time to watch the beginning of the parade this morning.
Rachel had a very relaxing day. She helped get things ready for our Thanksgiving meal, painted a craft she's been working on, and enjoyed watching movies and playing games in her tablet. OH and she also did some browsing Amazon so she could add to her christmas list.
Rachel headed to her room a little early tonight. She and Iiand braving the cold and craziness for the first time ever tomorrow and are headed out for Black Friday Shopping. Thankfully we know exactly what we are going for and will hopefully be in and out. I can't believe she asked to AND said she will get up at 6 a.m.

11/27/2025

Rachel had a fun day at REACH as usual. She loves hanging out with her friends, cooking, playing games, and making memories.
She did say there weren't very many people there today, though.
This evening Rachel helped prep some things for tomorrow. Even though she doesn't eat then she helped get the eggs ready for deviled eggs. She also worked on a project she is making for some friends and was determined to get it finished before she went to bed.
She went to bed a lot later than normal, but said she's still getting up early to watch the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
I hear her in her room yawning so hopefully she will get to sleep soon.

11/26/2025

Rachel's day was pretty quiet. We did get out to the store to pick up some meds and a couple things we realized we were low on.

The rest of the day we were home. Rachel picked out some crafts she wanted to start, and she helped get her laundry put away.
I have a feeling it may be a little hard to get Rachel up in the morning. Here we are at 11 p.m. and she is still talking about REACH, Thanksgiving, and Black Friday shopping. She and I are actually going to brave 1 store and hope it's not a mad house.

11/25/2025

Rachel was ready for REACH as soon as she got up this morning.
She was quick with her breakfast and had plenty of time to get ready and get her brownies packed up.
She said she had a fun day and loved her friendsgiving meal. She did forget to put the carmel on the brownies, but she said they were still good. She brought the leftover brownies home, and we put the carmel on them for dessert tonight.
Rachel is now ready to start Christmas shopping and has a list of things she js also planning on making for some friends..
Rachel had a million questions about what we are doing tomorrow. One thing is going to the grocery again because. We forgot onions and mayonnaise. She said we can skip the mayonnaise for the deviled eggs, because she thinks we should toss out the yolk and just eat the whites. That's how she has eaten deviled eggs ever since she was very young.
I'm sure Rachel will want to get to the store early so she can start on her crafts. She's going to be a very busy woman over the next few weeks.

11/24/2025

Rachel was beat last night when she came home. She did stay up long enough to tell us about wrestling though. She had a great time and can't wait to go again.
She said one guy got a bloody nose, and one guy she thought was cute. I'm sure she will be asking when the next event is.

We didn't do much today, but did get out to get the last few things we need for Thanksgiving dinner.
The rest of the day we hung out at home. Rachel and I did get her brownies made for her Friendsgiving tomorrow.

Rachel went to bed excited about tomorrow. She loves celebrating the holidays with friends.

11/23/2025

Rachel was ready for a fun day today. As soon as she got up she was asking when we could go shopping for some toys for the toys for Tots box at REACH. I was able to talk her into waiting until we got some things done around the house first.
As soon as she finished breakfast she starting gathering her laundry, made sure the cats were fed, and even took the dog out while I cleaned up after breakfast.
We had fun shopping and of course Rachel pointed out a couple things to add to her own list. She did a good job picked a few toys for boys and girls as well as getting for different age groups.
After shopping we grabbed a quick lunch, stopped by to visit with the Lemonade Bros, and Antojitos Rosita while they were set up at Lowes. It's always nice to catch up with friends. Rachel always has something to tell them and she loves getting hugs and high fives from the Lemonade Bros, especially the littlest.
Rachel came home and rested for a little but this afternoon before heading out with some friends to a wrestling event at the fairgrounds.
I'm sure she will be tired when she gets home and will more than likely go straight to bed and will tell us how it was in the morning.

11/22/2025

Rachel was ready for REACH this morning. She had everything ready right after breakfast.
She was in a great mood when I dropped her off.

When I picked Rachel up this afternoon the first thing she said was, "We didn't get to go bowling, the lanes were full."
She said they just went for a drive before heading back to REACH.
On the way home we talked about the Toys for Tots toy drive. REACH has a box for donations and Rachel is wanting to add some toys to it. They are having a contest to see which REACH location can fill their box first, and Rachel said she wants to help REACH West get their filled. We have plans to go shopping tomorrow.
Rachel is going with a group of her friends tomorrow evening to a wrestling event. She has never been before but seems pretty excited.
I'm sure Rachel will be up early ready to go toy shopping.

11/21/2025

Rachel had a fairly quiet day today. We ran some errands this morning and then just hung out at home.
Rachel was happy to see Dad got more decorating done outside today, and she's more than ready to decorate inside, but she knows we won't do that until after Thanksgiving.
Rachel has been working on some Christmas gifts. She loves making gifts and works very hard on each one. She has started her list for what she would like. She said she wants new clothes and more craft things. She did remind me she has plenty of beads so to mark them off the list.
This evening after supper Rachel worked on a couple projects before heading to bed. She was pretty quiet tonight when she went to bed so she must have been really tired.
I'm sure she will be up ready for REACH in the morning. They are going bowling and she hasn't been since before her surgery so she's pretty excited about that.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas on Sycamore St.Rachel was excited to see our new castle up this evening. She...
11/20/2025

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas on Sycamore St.

Rachel was excited to see our new castle up this evening.
She was talking about REACH when we pulled up this evening and stopped mid sentence when she saw how big this castle is.
She was so mind blown that she lost her thoughts about REACH and could only remember they cooked something, and that it was good.
Whatever they did must have worn Rachel out. After supper she started another project but didn't get far before she decided to call it a night. She said she will work on her project tomorrow since we don't have any plans.

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