Lexington Christmas parade features five-year-old miracle
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LEXINGTON, Tenn — Of the many fun floats this year at the Christmas parade in Lexington, one celebrates the life of Brylee Grace Holmes. “She was really sick at first but she’s improving every day,” her nurse, Laura Parker, said. Brylee has a fatal neurological disorder known as Batten’s disease. She started showing symptoms at just three years old. “She was a normal child,” her mother, Stacey Holmes, said. “She ran, she played, she talked, she was potty trained and then all of sudden it was taken from her.” Brylee’s parents said doctors told her earlier this year the five-year-old would pass away before Thanksgiving. “The doctors said there’s no hope, and she wouldn’t live but she’s can lift her head up now, kicking her legs and arms, been trying to speak, we’re holding onto faith and our hope in God,” Holmes said. Parler said Brylee is defying the odds. “I’ve never seen a child fight as hard as she does. She’s definitely a miracle,” Parker said. “I believe Brylee wouldn’t be here now if it wasn’t for all the prayers,” Brylee’s mom said. The float was meant not only to celebrate Brylee. It is a “thank you” to the Henderson County community. “We want to let everyone know Brylee is still a fighter and she will continue to do better everyday and we just want to thank everyone for the support,” her dad, Joseph Holmes, said. The materials for the float were provided by Design Team Sign Co. in Savannah.
