When 16-month-old Jackson Taylor was in a terrible car accident that saw the toddler’s head quite literally detach from his neck, doctors were doubtful that he would survive.
“The second I pulled him out, I knew that his neck was broken,” Jackson’s mother Rylea Taylor says in tears.
“A lot of children wouldn’t survive that injury in the first place. And if they did and they were resuscitated, they may never move or breathe again,” said the doctor who led the operation to Melbourne’s 7News.
But there was hope. During an over six-hour long operation, a surgical team attached a halo to Jackson’s skull. Then the surgeon painstakingly reattached the boy’s vertebrae using a tiny piece of wire. Using a piece of Jackson’s rib, he then graphed the two vertebra together. Doctors called it a miracle.
Jackson Taylor has made great progress after the extensive surgery, but must continue wearing the halo for 8 weeks, after which time doctors expect a full recovery.
His mother and older sister both also survived the crash, giving what could have been a truly horrifying tragedy of the worst kind the most beautiful ending possible. None of it would have been possible without little Jackson’s amazing fighting spirit and the incredible team of surgeons who never gave up and performed this miracle operation. Just amazing.
Jackson’s mom called her son’s life not only being saved, but intact, a “miracle” and I can only agree. The doctors who saved Jackson’s life deserve all the admiration in the world. I know they have mine! I’m passing this story along to show my respect and appreciation for such amazing miracle-workers among us.
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