“Minor” miracle defies explanation
Published: November 11, 2005
Here is a survivor’s story that defies explanation. An Oklahoma teenager recently suffered an injury similar to the one that paralyzed Christopher Reeve. Doctors told 18-year old Jeffery Minor he would never walk again. NewsChannel 4’s Lance West has the story that will truly amaze you; a “Minor Miracle”.
His bedroom is a shrine to his passion.
“Going fast & jumping high,” says Jeffrey Minor on his favorite sport.
18-year old Jeffery minor is a motocross fanatic.
“Got my first bike when I was six,” Minor says.
For more than a decade he has been tearing up dirt tracks.
Minor says, “Its fun”
There were once dreams of a professional career, but those dreams were fractured in an instant.
“I knew I was hurt pretty bad,” Minor says.
It was August 25th, during a race; the talented young rider had a life-threatening accident. Jeff’s mother, Carol got the heart breaking news from a friend.
She said, “It’s bad Carol.”
“How bad? Carol asked. “Is it the worst you’ve ever seen?”
“We’ve seen accidents at the track before and she said yes. That’s when I knew Jeffery was in trouble,” Carol says.
It was the kind of wreck most don’t survive and those who do, are paralyzed for life.
He suffered a fracture in the neck. Often times this can be fatal. This type of injury is about as bad as it gets, but from the moment of the accident, Jeffery hoped to beat the odds. As he lie on the dirt track behind, surrounded by friends, Jeff spoke three simple words, “Pray for me.”
“The night of the accident, there were 75 people at the hospital. There were a lot of young people and I remember them standing in the parking lot at the OU Trauma Center, holding hands and praying for their friend,” Carol says.
“You just try your hardest to make something move and there’s nothing there, it’s like, it just won’t do anything,” Jeffrey explains.
Jeff made it through surgery. Rods and screws were holding his neck together while faith was holding his family together. Every night, his mom, Carol would stand at his bedside, asking God for a miracle.
“God, I need one thing good, just one thing good. It wasn’t two minutes later and for the first time, Jeffery moved his toe,” Carol says.
The Minors quickly swerved from despair to hope. Therapists at Jim Thorpe Rehab Hospital launched aggressive physical therapy.
This soft-spoken teen was filled with grit and God; determined to walk again.
“I’m going to walk out of here,” Jeffrey Minor exclaimed.
“I thought, okay son,” Carol says.
There were struggles and small triumphs.
“It was kind of scary thinking that you’d be in a wheelchair for the rest of your life. Not being able to move your legs and barely move your arms,” Jeffrey says.
Jeff was driven to attend his sister’s October wedding. He not only attended the ceremony, but stunned the guests. Jeffery had climbed out of his wheelchair.
“I’m in the back with my daughter and I hear a big roar and claps,” Jeffrey’s dad says.
“He ran down the aisle and people stood up and they were clapping for him, because everyone in that church knew he wasn’t supposed to do that, yet he walked at his sister’s wedding.” Jeffrey’s mom, Carol says.
“It was miraculous. It was amazing,” his father says.
Doctors have no medical explanation for Jeffery’s sudden recovery.
“Jeff, in my mind is a soft spoken giant. He has a lot of courage and he had a lot of help from God, regaining strength and mobility. It’s a miracle he is doing as well as he’s doing. It’s a genuine miracle? Jeffrey’s doctor says.
Pushing aside his walker, Jeff glided out of the hospital, only two months after his near fatal flip. It was a sight few ever expected to see.
“I have my son back,” Carol says.
What was once thought to be a major obstacle has become a mere speed bump for Jeffery Minor. He is already polishing his helmet in anticipation of his next race.
“I’ll be riding again!” Jeffrey asserts.
He is walking again, by faith!
God heard all of our prayers. All of them, and he didn’t let Jeffery down
“I thought before in my life I trusted God, but since August 25th, I’ve discovered to truly trust God with what you love more than anything else in the world,” Carol says. “I know God is going to take care of Jeffery. There is no doubt about that.”
Doctors say Jeffery still has months, maybe years, of rehab ahead, but he is making tremendous progress. In fact, his family tells us Jeff rode a bicycle for the first time earlier this week.
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