Dani & Lightning

Monday, July 12th, Dani was closing up the barn at the stables. She was holding on to the chain with both hands and trying to get the lock on. Lightning hit 3/4 miles away from the barn and traveled through the sand then through the barn then through Dani! She was checked out and seemed to be doing fine on Monday. Her heart and breathing and blood pressures were all normal. Her urine was normal too, guess that is a bad sign if your urine changes color) I don't know! Her shoulders, back, and legs hurt really bad but they said she was good. Tuesday she laid around all day and felt crummy and very tired. Her legs felt like they were on fire but her feet and arms felt like they were stuck in ice. The doctor said that she was fine but that her legs had some muscle damage and that it would take a while to get back to normal. It's now Thursday and she is doing much better. Her legs and back still hurt and she gets tired very quickly but she is alot better! They did tell us that if she had only had one hand on the chain that the lightning would have traveled through her arm then through her heart and out the other arm! If this had happened it would have killed her!!! So thankful that it went through her hands to her shoulders then down her back and out her feet. She did say that her legs caught most of the shock when it happened. She shook for 2 days after it happened. The doctor said that your body runs on electric currents so it was normal for her to shake. She is much better though and we are thankful that her guardian angels were working overtime and keeping their shields around her!