Augusta family calling their twin daughters’ road to recovery a miracle

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) – Four of Kelsey and Ann Bourm’s children were unconscious after another car slammed into their car at a red light.

It was a Sunday morning when Kelsey got a phone call that would shatter any parent. He was told, “Four of your kids are unconscious; there’s been an accident.”

His wife and their kids were just leaving church when a car crashed into the back of theirs, pinning the children inside . Four of their kids were rushed to the hospital. Seven-year-old twins Abby and Clare Bourm had severe head trauma.

Three of the Bourm children woke up the same day, but Abby did not for several days after the accident. Their mother, who was in the car, said it was any mom’s worst fear coming to reality. She said that the first week felt like it had lasted a lifetime.

“It was just a waiting game, to know if they would wake up, how their brains would recover when they did wake up, and once they did wake up, we just felt so blessed that everything after that has been OK,” said Ann.

Her husband Kelsey said the twins are going through physical therapy and speech therapy, and Abby and Clare, who are still in wheelchairs, will require multiple surgeries. He said each day is a baby step forward.

“It’s amazing each day you see a little bit of progress, and then all of a sudden you feel they’re back to normal, they’re back to where they were, so that’s super exciting for us,” said Kelsey.

Investigators said the other driver cooper ated at the scene, and initially, they said there was no indication of impairment.

Kelsey said they are flooded with medical bills because the other driver did not have the proper insurance. He said the money that has been raised for the family so far is a blessing.

You can find the GoFundMe for Abby and Clare’s recovery here .

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