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BETH BROCK
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Jessica Henderson was
in elementary school
when her mother had the
first heart attack, with Jes-
sica home alone with her.
Jessica knew to call emer-
gency services, and her
mom was transported to
the hospital, which subse-
quently saved her life.
From then on, Susan
has been in and out of the
hospital with various
heart issues. Jessica knew
she could count on her
> dad to be there for her
"while her mom was hos-
pitalized.
But July 12, 2012, an
event occurred which
changed the entire Hen-
derson family’s lives.
Terry, Jessica’s dad, had
a massive stroke in
Asheville and was imme-
diately taken to Mission
Hospital in Asheville.
Since then, Terry has
been in and out of hospi-
tals, rehab centers, nurs-
ing homes, and at home.
Because of his agita-
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tion, Terry. hag pulled out
feeding tubes; nose tubes,
~ and picc lines (where the
IVs are inserted).
The Hendersons have
tried to get Terry admitted
to over 20 different nurs-
ing facilities, but each one
tells them the same thing
— he is way too combat-
ive.
With all the other chal-
lenges Susan has had to
face, stress has proven to
be too much for her, and
she has experienced two
strokes since March of
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Jessica Henderson has overcome many ohstadles and Is a thriving honor student at KMHS.
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While her midther was
recovering from the
strokes, Jessica has tried
to take care of her dad
while keeping up with her
schoolwork and activities.
Jessica's grandmother has
been able to assist a lot in
caring for her mom and
dad.
While her mother was
in the hospital, Jessica
stayed at home alone in
order to continue going to
school, but would visit
with her mother after
school.
~ Several months ago,
Jessica was awarded an
. A.C.E. award from the Ex-
change Club in Shelby
and she is entered in the
district contest which
awards a $1,000 scholar-
ship. The A.C.E. awards
are given to students who
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have overcome obstacles:
and give back to the com-
muhity while maintaining,
good grades.
She is in the National
Technical Honor Society
at Kings Mountain High
School.
Wishing you all the very best
in all your future endeavors.
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-Jason
Jessica hopes to start
college in.a community
college, in order to con-
tinue to help her parents,
and eventually wants to
attend the Art Institute for
Culinary Arts. She would
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