HUDSON, Fla. (WFLA) — Two weeks ago, a harrowing incident unfolded on State Road 52 in Pasco County, where 10-year-old Asher Thompson was struck by two vehicles while riding his bike. Initially, the outlook from doctors was grim, as they feared for his survival.
The tragic event, later deemed an accident, led the Florida Highway Patrol to decide against charging the drivers involved in the unfortunate collision.
The community stands by, offering prayers and support, as one mother hopes for a miracle to pull her child through this life-threatening ordeal.
“I want everyone’s world to be changed by the miracle that God’s working in him, because he shouldn’t have made it through the accident,” expressed Almeida, clinging to hope and faith for her son’s recovery.
According to his mother, Jackie Almeida, the young boy’s predicament began when an unsettling incident at a nearby Circle K caused him to inadvertently veer into oncoming traffic. The accident left him with a brain bleed and multiple broken bones, necessitating a medically induced coma at Saint Joseph’s Children’s Hospital in Tampa.
“He’s already doing things that they said he’d never do. I just believe he’s just going to keep getting better,” Almeida said.
After being on life support in the hospital for weeks, Thompson responded to stimuli for the first time this weekend. The young boy opened his eyes, moved, and responded to light. His family believes it could be the start of a miraculous recovery.
“So much faith. So much love. We are right by his side every day,” Almeida said.