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To: lurqer who wrote (36509)	1/28/2004 3:10:29 PM
From: lurqer	Respond to of 89467

For a change of pace Healing Angel Just two days after she was rescued from a freezing car wreck where she spent five nights next to her mother's lifeless body, 3-year-old Angel Emery is said to be doing well. Dr. Mark Matthews of the Maricopa Medical Center in Phoenix, Ariz., has been treating Angel for injuries she suffered in the crash and in the five nights she spent in the freezing cold car wreck. "When she came here, her fingers and toes were blue," Matthews said on ABCNEWS' Good Morning America. "We immediately started warming her up with special heating blankets." It's unlikely Angel will suffer permanent damage from the frostbite, Matthews said, but the young girl also suffered a head injury in the crash. "She had an inner cranial bleed, bleeding inside of the head, but she's done well," Matthews said, adding: "She's adorable." Officers from the Arizona Department of Public Safety continue to investigate what led to the accident. Authorities say Angel's mother, Patti Emery-Wade, died from severe back and head injuries suffered in the crash. Investigators say it appears her car veered off the right side of the highway, swerved back and spun around before crashing into a tree. An autopsy should reveal whether Emery-Wade, 44, survived for some time, perhaps giving warmth and comfort to her child before dying. "I would like to believe that her mother was looking after her, irrespective of whether she was alive or passed away," Matthews said. When Angel arrived at the hospital, she told doctors she was hungry and thirsty after surviving five days on crackers alone. "She likes her french fries, her chicken nuggets and her hamburgers. She's a playful and very courteous child," Matthews said. Authorities say Angel has not revealed many details about what happened during the time in the car with her mother's body. But they were stunned to find her alive in the car after a passerby spotted it 20 feet down an embankment, five days after the crash. "I saw a little girl who was very frightened," said Bradon Lang, the flight nurse who pulled Angel from the wreck. "She actually asked for some food and water," Lang said earlier on ABCNEWS' Good Morning America. Lang, who assisted in Angel's airlift to Maricopa Medical Center, called Angel's story of survival amazing. "You know, I believe in miracles and I would say this is definitely one of those," Lang said. "She survived several storms over and extremely cold temperatures when even the daytime highs only reached 30 degrees or so. I honestly don't know if I could survive that myself," he said. Wade's family members reported both Wade and her daughter missing Wednesday. Wade's brother and a neighbor spent Wednesday and Thursday searching the roads for Wade, but found nothing. Wade's sister, Sandi Emery, has said she plans to focus on her niece's well-being, but she says it's been hard not to focus on Patricia's death. Emery said her sister was a wonderful mother who always put Angel first. Lang said Angel didn't ask about her mom during her rescue. He said the little girl remained calm and didn't even cry. Lang said he and the rest of the crew involved in Angel's rescue had been under the impression that the girl had been stranded in the car for three days. Lang said they were blown away after the investigation revealed that the accident occured five days before the girl's rescue. A family dog also died in the crash, according to authorities abcnews.go.com lurqer