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Spilyay T ym oo, W arm Springs, O regon January 25, 2012 Page 5 A miracle recovery from life-threatening event (During the A u g u s t 2 0 1 1 wild fir e s on the reservation, Jasm ine Caldera suffered a severe and life- threatening physical reaction to the sm oke. Doctors a t one p o in t gave her a 10 percent chance o f surviv ing. H e r heart stopped beating f o r 4 5 m inutes. F am ily a n d frie n d s were called to the hospital to say goodbye. H e r recovery has been rare an d truly miraculous.) B y Jasm ine Caldera To my dear people o f Warm Springs, At this time I wish to thank those who stood by and upheld me with their prayers, after be ing in an induced medical coma for 37 days. I also learned other people’s prayers ascended to heaven from a good p o rtio n o f the U n ited S tates. V ery special thanks to U ncle E asto n and Auntie Tina, my m om Becky, Onte, Kim, grand-puba George and others for sacrificing time to come and pray during my struggle for life. In the course o f this spiritual conflict, I saw a lighted room. I t was a very rad ian t a tm o sphere, and there appeared a man with my grandmother, both were in glowing beautiful gar ments o f white, and it is diffi cult to describe the beauty o f the scene. In this visionary encounter my grandma Ella told me, “Your time is n o t yet.” D uring this fight for my life, I sometimes heard uncle E asto n praying, singing for me, and I distinctly heard Grandpa George playing his guitar. hausted and very weak physi cally. Uncle Easton’s prayer was answered. ‘Our miracle girl’ e Recovery from this spiritual warfare was so fascinating the medical and support personnel deemed this a miracle. I was then referred to by the medical staff as “our miracle girl.” ' When I was discharged from the St. Charles Medical Center inten sive care un it, my atten d in g medical doctor approached me with this specific statement: “I’m not a religious person, b u t there has to be a higher power for you to recover from this critical illness.” My cousin Alysia and Grandpa George also heard the doctor’s statement. The letter dated August 25, 2011, Thom as C. Kelly, in his letter to the Tribal Court con cerning the release o f Robert Sam Jr. fro m in c a rc e ra tio n stated Jasmine’s status was so.se- vere she could pass away dur ing her hospitalization at St. Charles. Darkness out there I was then sent to a special During this spiritual clash I . ized hospital in Pordand, The was bound to a bed w ith my projected time for this special w rists anchored to the bed. ized treatment was to be possi There was one solid wall at the bly one to two years. Through head o f the bed, and the ceil- intercessory prayer this was also ing, floor, and the walls were all Considered an unusual recovery. crystal clear glass. The confined While a short time here, there room I was in was somehow lit was also an appearance o f a ter with a very brilliant light. Look rible evil entity peering through ing to the outside from this awe the glass window o f the hospi some lit room there was a total tal, further prayer was adminis lifeless darkness out there, and tered and the evil being did not there appeared a horrible evil appear anymore. looking creature on the outside. An open wound was on my The gruesome looking creature back from laying in one position was trying to break through the for several weeks. I brought this glass to rub me out; it was using to the attention o f Uncle Easton a large piece o f equipment that and Tina.' When they were on looked like a X erox copying their way to Washington, Uncle m achine. T he creature was Easton and Tina prayed for the slamming the copying machine healing for this open wound. against the glass walls to break T hat same night an attending through the protective hedge; nurse dressed the open wound, however, it did not succeed as and it was also photographed at it did this time after time. this time. Regaining consciousness the D u rin g the course o f the first person I saw was Uncle night the dressing was interfer E a sto n , alth o u g h I was ex ing with my sleep. I summoned the attending nurse to look at o r redress the w ound. U pon viewing the wound that was un der the dressing, the nurse was asto u n d ed to find th e o pen w o u n d was com pletely head with new skin formed over the open wound within a period o f six to eight hours. The attend ing nurse photographed this hap pened and showed it to the at tending doctor. A bout one week, while con fined to this recuperating hos pital, I began to take physical therapy. O n my first attempt to walk I only stood up and took one step and that was it. I was still very weak. The next day G ran d p a and Caleb my son came to visit. They attended my therapy exercise and I made 70 to 100 steps. Within a week I was going to the bath by my self. I went for walks in the halls o f the hospital. And part o f my physical therapy was climbing the stairs o f the hospital. This recovery progress amazed the physical therapist. U pon dis charge from this specialized unit my sh o p p in g sp ree w as at W in co ’s G ro cery S to re and Walmart: Miracles? Yes! Thank you Jesus! There was when I was discharged from this re c u p eratin g c en te r also an open surgical w ound that was supposedly to have taken quite some time to close, I was in structed how to treat this wound while taking its course to natu ral healing. While grocery shop ping I was constantly being ag gravated w ith the dressing o f this surgical wound, so I took it off. I told Grandpa to look at th e w o u n d . H e lo o k ed and asked, “How long is it supposed to heal?” I told him, “Several Weeks.”;; H e said, “T h ere is no open wound. There is skin completely covering the surgical wound.” The removal o f the tube to my throat was just three days prior. W hen I was discharged from this specialized care hos pital I was told there is nothing wrong with my lungs, liver, kid- neys, and heart. My heart and m ind and all my vital organs are good as ever, despite having a miraculous re covery when my heart stopped beating for 45 m inutes while confined to the Intensive Care Unit o f St, Charles Hospital in Bend. I was told I only had a 10 percent chance to live and 90 percent chance o f miracle. Also, my left lung shut down and col lapsed, and my liver and kidney were ready to collapse. U pon discharge from this specialized hospital I was m et with a very life-threatening en counter in the form o f dense smoke from several forestation control burns, one o f them was only about three miles distant. I was evacuated to Kah-Nee-Ta, w here the tribe p rovided an overnight room. The Tribal Council ordered and immediate stop o f the con trol burning on my behalf, and for those who had medical is sues with their lungs. Thank you Tribal Council for your concern for your people. At this time I would like to New school (Continued from page 1) The location by High way 26 is also a problem for safety, noise and other reasons. A nd a K-8 school in Warm Springs would also reduce the long-distance co m m u te th a t m id d le school students from the re s e rv a tio n face each school day. The bond proposal that school district voters will likely see in May includes th e new W arm Springs sch o o l, p lus o th e r im p ro v e m e n ts at o th e r schools. O ne o f the options for the school district bond would include construction o f a performing arts cen ter in Madras, which would cost an estimated $7.9 mil lion. There are other im pro v em en t options that the district officials will consider before finalizing a bond proposal. School district property owners at the end o f 2012 will see the retirement o f the bond that funded the Jefferson County Middle School. F or this reason, approval o f the new bond in May would result in no increase in a person’s prop erty tax, said Rick Molitor, district superintendent. T ribal C ouncil m em b ers said th ey w ill be strong advocates o f the proposal. express my sincere thanks to those who were responsible for my housing needs, the medical doctors, Tribal Council m em bers, and a special thanks to Scott Moses. This housing unit is brand new. It was dedicated to the Lord and blessed on Janu ary 8, 2012, and Uncle Easton officiated. At present my physical body is well on its way to complete recovery. I ’m getting stronger physically, and because Jesus has been so good to me I have be come more aware o f His pre cious mercy upon my life. Many thanks, honor and glory to Jesus, who is the great healer, and the giver o f life for all those who love Him. Jasmine Caldera. Sheylene (M y Indian name fro m my ge nealogical tree is: H e - a - y u . She is my great great great great grand m other, a n d was the m o th er to S ta naque an d K im iw it. H e-a-yu was a teenager when L e w is a n d C la r k a rrived a t the C olum bia R iver in 180 5 .) , WS Telecom (Continued from page 1) The Warm Springs Telecom will build a state-of-the-art fiber and fixed wireless network and eventually serve everyone on the reservation with telephone and Broadband. As the Telecom has received its federal certification, the com pany will also be able to offer Tribal Lifeline services, enabling eligible tribal members to receive telephone services for $1 per month. The ribbon cutting and wel coming ceremonies will be at the Telecom central office and cus tom er service center by the in dustrial park, 4202 Holliday St. The ceremonies will dedicate the new est enterprise o f the C o n fe d e ra te d T ribes; T h e Warm Springs Telecom is only the ninth tribal telecommunica tions company in the U.S. The WS. Telecom, five years in planning and development, received $5.6 million in federal funding in 2010. This enabled the years o f planning to come to fruition. A bout 5,000 m em bers and others live on the Warm Springs Reservation. . Unlike m ost American com munities, only approximately 60 percent o f reservation residents have access to basic telephone service, and less than 30 percent have DSL service. Indian Head (Continued from page 1) The casino will offer 500 slot machines, eight Blackjack tables, the C o tto n w o o d R estau ran t open 7 a.m. to 10 p.in., the 24- hour Tule Grill, and the Cedar Basket G ift Shop. T he casino is open to ages 21 and over. G uests under 21 are perm itted in the restaurant and can use the east entrance to enter the facility. For more information on the casino, go to: indianheadgaming. com O r call 541-460-7777. A A d v ertise in the Spilyay T ym o o I f you are interested in advertising in the Spilyay Tymoo, call Yvonne at 541-325-1089. Or email yvonne. iverson@wstribes. org Mt. View hosting bereavement group in W.S. M ountain View H ospital’s Hospice program is hosting a free, eight-week Bereavement G roup in both Warm Springs and Madras. The Warm Springs group will begin on Tuesday, Feb. 7 from 10-11:30 a.m. at the Family Re source Center. The group will review, “Un derstan d in g Y our G rief,” by Alan Wolfelt, Ph.D. This com passionate guide w ilt help you understand the norm al and necessary journey o f grief. Please call 541-460- 4030 to register or if you have questions. T h e M adras B ereavem ent group will begin on Monday, February 6th from 12:00 noon to 1:30 p m a t th e J u n ip e r R oom at M ountain View H o s pital. Dam removal changes White Salmon landscape VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) V Breaching the Cotidit D am has drastically altered the land scape for cabin owners on what used to be Northwestern Lake near White Salmon. T h e re s e r v o ir is no w a m uddy canyon, and the White Salmon River is continuing to carve channels th ro u g h the sediment. The Columbian reports the utility that owns the dam, Port land-base PacifiCorp, is monitor ing dozens o f cabins. So far, none have been destroyed by the erosion. A century o f sediment is be ing washed away, following the explosion in O ctober that blew a hole in the 125-foot-high dam. It's a b o u t 65 m iles east o f Vancouver and three, miles up- stre a m fro m th e C olum bia River. D em o litio n w ork will re sume in the spring to restore the W hite Salmon River as fish habitat. Beads, Native American Gifts, Museum, Deli, Grocery,Ice, Fishing Permits, Western Union, Check-Free Bill Pay, ATM and Much More! 2132 Warm Springs St., Warm Springs - ph. 541-553-1597 Over 500 companies can be p a id through our check-free service including: Pacific Power, D irect TV, Verison, and Qwest. ------------------------------------------ --------------:__________________J J V
