Saturday, October 4, 2014
Raleigh and Tunicia Hall celebrating her recovery.
(nbcnewyork.com)p
A loving husband helped his wife regain her memory by showing her photos of their wedding.
On June 28, Tunicia and Raleigh Hall tied the knot in a beautiful wedding ceremony.
However, tragedy struck a month later when Tunicia, 43, began to suffer from what she described as the worst headache of her life.
"My head started hurting tremendously," she recalled. "I don't even have words to describe it."
By the time she was taken to North Shore Long Island Jewish Hospital, Tunicia didn't even know what year it was or how old she was. Raleigh, 50, knew that things were serious when his new wife turned to him and asked, "Are we married?" More after the cut...
As it turned out, Tunicia was suffering from a brain hemorrhage which had wiped out nearly all of her recent memory - including her wedding day!
"They said she had a 50/50 chance," Raleigh told reporters. "They looked at the CAT scan and their faces worried me, so then I said I gotta do something.
"I felt like I lost her," he emotionally admitted.
Initially, Raleigh was hoping that Tunicia’s memory would come back on its own, but after two days with no significant change in her condition, he decided to take action. He created a collage of photos from their wedding day on the walls of her hospital room as she fought for recovery. Amazingly, doctors says that the photos seemed to do the trick.
"I just know I was laying in the room looking around, looking at the pictures," Tunicia shared.
"As nurses were coming in and visitors were coming in, they started reflecting the love we shared," Raleigh added. "So then what happened then, Tunicia started reflecting that same thing that they were reflecting and she didn't know why she was smiling but she saw something and I believe it was hope that she saw."
While the couple says it was a miracle that got Tunicia through, doctors credit the power of family.
"It's not just medical science that's bringing patients back," explained Dr. Richard Temes, Director at the Center for Neurocritical Care at North Shore LIJ.
"Patients' families are such an important key in terms of neurological recovery and this is a great example of that."
While sharing their story of recovery, the Halls were treated to a surprise performance by former 'American Idol' contestant Ian Holmes.
Coincidentally, it falls nearly 3 months to the day the pair exchanged vows, giving them more of a reason to celebrate.
The couple on their wedding day (top); and at the hospital celebrating Tunicia's recovery (bottom).
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