Chéri Ballinger was a model and actress with everything ahead of her. Then, on the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, after praying several Rosaries, she fell seven feet from a trampoline onto concrete. The traumatic brain injury left her unable to walk or talk. Doctors were astonished she survived without breaking her neck, but they gave her little hope of returning to a normal life.
Ballinger credits Our Lady with sparing her life. The Rosary, prayer, offering up her suffering, and ultimately surrendering herself completely to God's will sustained her through years of rehabilitation. Her recovery was miraculous—and it came with a new mission.
She returned to public life as a warrior for Christ. She became an executive producer of Roe v. Wade, entered advocacy and speaking work, and now argues that women should look to the Blessed Virgin Mary as the ultimate model of womanhood—not attempt to imitate men. Ballinger calls women to embrace their distinctive capacity for nurturing, love, beauty, and elevating society.
Her message to Catholics facing suffering: your life has purpose. Entrust yourself to God and Our Lady. The accident was devastating. But it was not the end. It was the beginning of a mission. And the woman who lost everything found the only thing that matters.
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