Mistaken Identity....
Whitney Cerak and Laura VanRyn looked remarkably alike, both attractive young women with blond hair, similar facial features and the same build and height. They were together the night of April 26, returning from banquet preparations with a group from Taylor University, when a tractor-trailer slammed into their university van, peeling off the side and killing five people.
Cerak's family was told their 18-year-old was among the dead. VanRyn's parents were told their 22-year-old daughter was alive but seriously injured and in a coma.The VanRyns kept vigil at the young woman's bedside for weeks, but as she gained consciousness, she began saying things that didn't make sense. This week, they made a stunning discovery: The recovering patient wasn't their daughter at all, she was Whitney Cerak. Read the story here.
I can't imagine the roller coaster of emotions that both families went through. Wow! For those of us who have children, this has to be the worst nightmare.
posted by Kevin Bussey at 6/01/2006 11:53:00 AM
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Laura's memorial service was today. You should read the amazing perspective from her parents on their blog, at www.lauravanryn.blogspot.com. Their words are powerful.
Our sermon today was about this. The associate pastor at the church we've been attending is a professor at Taylor, and actually had the other girl, Whitney, in his class.
So this story was close to home for him, and in a powerful way he used it to illustrate how in Christ we can always have hope, because we know this world is ultimately not our home.
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