Joseph's accident

Everyone wants the story……so here it is.

My in-laws have a golf cart. From time to time they drive around and pick up all the kids (since we all live on the same land). My Mother-in-law likes to pick them up and take them on little nature walks and maybe have a little lesson along the way. Friday, she picked up all the kids and did just that. Around 11am she started to return the kids to their homes. She pulled up to my back deck and she and Joseph hopped off of the golf cart. She was helping him gather his sticks and other treasures when he walked back over to the golf cart. He was at the back of the cart and his brother, Noah and cousin Jeremiah had jumped in the front seat and stepped on the break release, which then turns to power for the cart. It was in reverse and they back up over Joseph. It knocked him down on the ground face first.

At this point in the story, I must say, that she could not see Joseph any more because he was under the cart and it happened so fast. So the rest of the story is what we feel happened after closely looking under the golf cart and examining his body. The cart ran over him feet first. A bolt under the cart punctured his bottom and possibly picked him up and dragged him a very short distance and turned his body slightly. The bolt then went diagonally across his back and up his ear and his head above his ear. The opposite site of his body was very scratched and burned by the grass.


I was sitting in my house on the computer when this was happening. I heard a terrible scream outside and ran out, prepared to see that Noah had fallen down a few stairs. The sight I saw was terrible. My precious little boy, blood all over, scared and crying. From there we got in the car and drove him to the hospital. During the ride he started to complain that his bottom hurt, his should hurt….etc. When we arrived at the hospital they took him right in. It was a sight as we undressed him to see cut after cut, bruise after bruise on his body, head to toe. It was like a road map on his body, the cuts told the story of what happened.


Joseph got around 25 stitches. He had a cut above his ear that ran down the shape of his ear and ended in a hole, the size of the bolt under the cart. The inside of the ear was cut directly across the ear and then there was a small cut on the back side of the ear lope.

After looking at the cuts and under the cart we realized just how luck he was. We were worried that there could be internal damage. We could see all the damage on his body but it was the unknown that scared us terribly. It’s now two days later and he’s recovering very quickly. His leg still looks infected and his ear has been draining but I know that with prayer, that too will clear up. He says he has no pain anywhere.



He is a miracle child! The overflow of love, support and prayers has been wonderful. It really touches our hearts and reminds us how precious life is. Joseph said today “it’s like my birthday” in reference to all the presents he’s received. Please continue to pray that all the wounds will clear up and no infection will settle in. Also, remember us all in your prayers that we can forget and move on. We love you guys and thanks again for everything.