Repaying the support
Since her brother was wounded last year in war, Sarah Himan has been there for him. Now Josh was giving back, cheering on her softball team.
By Mark Berman
RADFORD -- Sarah Himan was in the Radford University library when her younger brother gave her the bad news on the phone.
Their eldest brother, Josh, had been wounded in Afghanistan.
Josh, whose love of sports led to Sarah becoming an athlete.
Josh, who had so enjoyed his years at RU that she decided to accept a softball scholarship from the university.
She ran out of the library that September night, packed a bag and drove home to Woodbridge in Northern Virginia to be with her family.
A lance corporal in the Marines, Josh suffered damage to his spinal cord when his Humvee hit an improvised explosive devise. He has quadriplegia, paralyzed from the chest down.
Sarah has made many trips from Radford to visit her hospitalized brother. She and the rest of the family celebrated Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's and Easter with Josh at the Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center in Richmond.
Wednesday night, it was Josh who visited Sarah.
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I had the pleasure of visiting Josh this past Saturday. Josh is getting more mobility and strength. I heard someone say he will walk again.
ReplyDeleteJosh is a bright young man who has determination and is moving on.
Josh, thanks for sharing your love of baseball (BTW Lukas and the DCLL Jr's Yankees won the Championship tonight).
Hope to see you on the 3rd for the Dale City 4th of July Parade. We have a ride for you, just stop in the Post and let your friends know you are Home!!
Your friend,
Ken (a Cootie)
I love stories like this and comments that add more to it. Thank you for sharing that.
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