A little more than one week after being run over by an 18,000-pound bulldozer, a 6-year-old Texas boy is home from the hospital, and his mother is calling his remarkable recovery “a miracle.”
On July 27, Bodie Boring was on a job site with his father when the accident occurred. Bodie was hospitalized with numerous injuries, including fractures in his pelvic bone, two bruised lungs, a skull fracture, a blood clot in his brain, and a brain bleed,” his mother Samantha Boring explained. In addition, he was later diagnosed with COVID-19.
Samantha chronicled Bodie’s recovery on her Facebook page, sharing photos and videos of his amazing recovery. She also thanked everyone who prayed for their little boy. One day after the accident, his mother wrote in a post, “Bodie told me ‘Mommy I knew when I saw that blade about to hit me that I was gonna die.”
Samantha also pointed out to her followers that if they didn’t believe in God, her son’s survival is proof of His existence.
“Folks, I’m gonna tell you one thing… If you don’t believe in God, Bodie is proof right here. I know for a fact God had a hand in saving my baby. There is no other explanation as to why I’m not leaving this hospital without my baby other then God!! I’m still in shock. God is good all the time,” she wrote.
People from all over the country responded by sending donations, writing encouraging messages, and telling the family they were praying for Bodie. Then on July 31, Samantha posted a video showing Bodie walking down the hospital hallway using a walker — just four days after his accident.
“You may be tough but you aren’t walking 5 days after getting ran over by an 18,000 lb Bull Dozer tough. God is Good all the Time #Bodietough #BodieStrong,” she wrote.
“He has amazed me so much,” Samantha stated. “His spirit has been so positive this whole time. Even in his worse pain, he’s just been amazing. This is a miracle, and there’s only one explanation as to why he’s still here and I truly believe that that’s God.”
On Aug. 5, Bodie went home. Samantha said that her family has greatly appreciated all of the support, hearing from people all over the country. She said it’s also lifted Bodie’s spirits as he continues to recover.
“He’s just also been really amazed to see everybody who cares about him and how many people are praying for him,” she said. “There are people in other states that this story has reached, and they’ve even said ‘we’ve heard about this and we’re praying’ and so that’s just been phenomenal.”