A high school football star in Michigan had quite a performance on senior night after his mother‚ who had been in a coma for more than five years‚ recovered enough to attend the game.On October 20‚ a crowd of fans gathered in the bleachers to enjoy senior night at Niles High School in Niles‚ Michigan‚ just a few miles north of South Bend‚ Indiana. There was much at stake‚ as the visiting team from Paw Paw was undefeated and the game would determine the winner of the Wolverine Conference.But for senior Julian Means-Flewellen‚ the game was particularly special. His mother‚ Jennifer Flewellen‚ was in attendance even though she was still struggling with the effects of a five-year coma from which she had awoken just 14 months earlier.The Flewellen family's nightmare began on the morning of September 25‚ 2017. Jennifer had just dropped her three boys off at school and began the drive to work when she inexplicably crashed into a light pole. As a result‚ Jennifer suffered severe brain damage and was in a seemingly irreversible coma.Julian‚ the youngest of Jennifer's three sons‚ recalled feeling "a bunch of emotions" after receiving the devastating news from doctors. "It was very emotional‚ crying‚ things like that‚" Julian explained. "I didn’t think she was going to be in the damage she was in.""Nobody expected her to wake up‚" Peggy Means‚ Jennifer's mother‚ added. "We were told all along that she has anoxia and that [with] the brain damage‚ she’ll never wake up."Despite the long odds‚ Peggy refused to give up on her daughter. She visited Jennifer in the hospital every day‚ singing songs and walking her up and down the hospital corridors to keep her mind active. "I just believed she was in there. When you have brain damage‚ if I had just let her lay there and let her have no stimulation‚ the brain will die‚" Peggy said. "She had to have stimulation‚ so I had to fight a lot of nurses and aids to get her up‚ get her in her chair‚ talk to her."As the years passed‚ Jennifer's sons continued to grow‚ and two of them had completed their high school football careers. But Jennifer remained in bed‚ unconscious.That all changed on August 25‚ 2022‚ four years and 11 months since the accident‚ when Jennifer suddenly showed a tangible sign of cognitive awareness after Peggy cracked a joke. "She started laughing so much that she was crying‚" Peggy said. "I thought something was really bad‚ but then I realized she understood it and she was laughing." Soon enough‚ her eyes opened as well.Peggy‚ Julian‚ and the rest of the family celebrated Jennifer's unexpected awakening‚ but they all knew she still had a long road ahead of her. Even the therapy she needed had to be delayed because "she wasn’t ready for it‚" Peggy explained.Now after more than a year of recovery‚ Jennifer has therapy for three hours every day. She will also soon be transferred to Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital in Grand Rapids‚ where Peggy believes she will slowly relearn how "to sit up on her own" and other "small things that we all take for granted." But‚ Peggy told WNDU‚ "The ultimate goal is to walk."But those physical limitations did not seem to matter before the big game against Paw Paw back in October. The crowd at Viking Field rose to their feet and cheered as Jennifer‚ now 41‚ accompanied Julian onto the field‚ where he was recognized as a senior and a team captain. "It’s nothing short of a miracle she’s here tonight‚" said friend Cassie Lee. Julian was clearly proud‚ smiling for pictures and giving his mother a quick kiss before heading out to play. She must have brought him good luck. On the second play of the game‚ Julian took the ball 87 yards to the house for a touchdown. He then tacked on two more touchdowns as the Niles Vikings trounced the Paw Paw Red Wolves‚ 56-18.After the game was over and the Vikings had secured their first conference title in more than 20 years‚ Julian made sure to pay tribute to his mom. "She’s the strongest woman I know‚" he said. After 5 years in a coma‚ Niles mom attends son's senior night www.youtube.com Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

If Glenn Beck doesn’t make it onto his own show‚ you know it’s for a good reason. This time‚ it’s because Glenn is calling in from Colony Ridge‚ where he is investigating a massive illegal immigrant settlement that’s sprung up right outside of Houston‚ Texas. He’s dubbed this Miami-sized settlement “the world’s most dangerous trailer park.” It’s a cartel-run community of about 70‚000 illegals in the middle of 30‚000 acres. Despite the land being in the middle of a flood zone‚ developers bought it all up and are selling plots to illegals. “You’re talking about a change in elections just with this county. You’re talking about corruption and gangs‚ they’ve had body bags there‚ massive drugs going on‚” Glenn explains. The entire community only has 6-8 police officers‚ prosecutors have refused to prosecute any crimes‚ and on top of that‚ the developers are rigging the entire housing market. One of the brothers running the community happens to be one of the Texas governor's biggest donors and has provided over a million dollars to his campaign‚ which Glenn is sure is a “complete coincidence.” Glenn is there working on a documentary about the settlement that will be exclusive to the BlazeTV‚ which he says “a lot of people are not going to be happy is airing.” “This is the most immoral‚ legal thing I’ve ever seen‚ and it’s going to happen all over the country‚” Glenn says‚ disturbed. By the end of the Biden administration‚ Glenn notes that there will be 10 million illegals in Houston. “10% of the population is illegal‚” he says in disbelief. But it’s situations like this that made Glenn want to start and grow TheBlaze. “[TheBlaze] has built itself into such a workhorse now — and really pretty darn bulletproof‚” he says‚ adding‚ “and finally we’re able to be the investigative arm.” “We’re no longer going to wait for ABC‚ NBC‚ CBS‚ whatever; they’re useless. They’re going to have to start answering to us.” Want more from Glenn Beck?To enjoy more of Glenn’s masterful storytelling‚ thought-provoking analysis‚ and uncanny ability to make sense of the chaos‚ subscribe to BlazeTV — the largest multi-platform network of voices who love America‚ defend the Constitution‚ and live the American dream.

There was a bit of a tussle down in Whoville — okay‚ okay‚ Amarillo‚ Texas — when a man dressed as the Grinch showed up last week in front of Sleepy Hollow Elementary School holding a sign that read‚ "Santa is fake‚ Jesus is real."The stunt coincided with a morning drop-off‚ which upset some parents‚ KVII-TV reported.The station said one dad actually grabbed the sign and threw it on the ground.The resulting tussle between the dad and David Grisham — the man dressed as the Grinch — was caught on video: Parent Attacks the Grinch Outside Elementary School youtube.com KVII said police were called to the school‚ but they did not arrest Grisham — in fact‚ the department told the station that he was "lawfully on the sidewalk" and wasn't breaking any laws.When KVII asked Grisham if he understood why parents would be upset‚ he replied that "they’re upset because they’re prideful and don’t want to admit that lying to their child is wrong in spite of what God’s word says. They’re more concerned with the traditions of men rather than the truth. And they double down on the lie because of pride‚ and they are angry because they want to blame the person telling the truth than the one who told the lie that prompted the truth to expose the lie."The station added that Grisham was asked why he would choose to ruin the "magic" of Christmas for kids. He replied‚ "I’m not concerned about the 'magic' of Christmas but the MIRACLE of Christmas in the virgin birth of Jesus Christ‚" KVII said.Another parent told the station that Grisham "shouldn't be pushing his agenda any people's kids."Sleepy Hollow Principal Kelsey Williams noted to KVII that Grisham was "unwanted and uninvited.""I'm saddened by the fact that some of our kiddos and families were frightened because of him‚" Williams told the station.Police added to People magazine that Grisham is "a self-proclaimed street preacher and known to local law enforcement. He has been around for many years‚ preaching on the streets. We do get called about him from citizens occasionally."Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) made an unforced error ahead of a runoff election.Jackson Lee‚ who is running to become Houston's next mayor‚ released an advertisement last week ahead of the runoff election to decide who will become the next mayor of the fourth largest city in the U.S.Lee says in the ad:Houston‚ I’ve spent my entire career fighting for you‚ from fighting to keep our kids safe from guns when I was on the city council to my days in Congress‚ fighting to protect women’s reproductive freedom‚ and for funding for our police‚ schools‚ and small businesses. Now‚ I’m running to be your mayor. Because if we’re going to bring down crime‚ fix our streets‚ and bring good-paying jobs here‚ then Houston needs a champion who’s ready to fight for what’s right. And I am. — (@) There's just one problem — and it's a big one.After Jackson Lee finished making her case to voters‚ the ad directed voters to hit the polls on Dec. 7 — two days earlier than the actual date of the runoff‚ Dec. 9.Even worse: the ad did air in the Houston area‚ according to Mediaite. Talk about campaign misinformation.In a statement‚ Jackson Lee's campaign blamed news stations for the mistake."New ads were shipped out immediately. Once we were made aware we contacted our ad agency ... and they made the change and immediately sent them out‚" a campaign spokeswoman said. "The news stations did not pull the commercial as we had requested."Jackson Lee is running against Democrat John Whitmire‚ who has served as a Texas lawmaker in the state House or state Senate for the last 50 years. Neither candidate won 50% of the vote in last month's election‚ sending the race to a runoff. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors‚ sign up for our newsletters‚ and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

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