Adam Simpson’s voice was steady when he spoke yesterday — because this time, he was celebrating a victory.
Doctors at Children’s of Alabama had just removed the ventilator from his 13-year-old son, Brantley.
“My son is breathing on his own,” Adam said.
“It’s the best Christmas present ever.”
Just days earlier, Brantley had taken his ATV down a familiar dirt road — something he’d done countless times before. In a moment, everything changed. The ATV flipped, trapping him beneath it.
He was rushed to the hospital with skull and facial fractures and a brain bleed. Brantley was unconscious. Placed on a ventilator. His future uncertain.
Then something powerful happened.
Brantley’s close friend, Will Roberts — himself fighting bone cancer — came to the hospital. Will sat beside him, whispering encouragement. Talking about all the things they’d do together when Brantley woke up.
Brantley still has a long road ahead. His vision is affected. He drifts in and out of consciousness. He doesn’t yet understand why he’s in the hospital.
But he’s breathing on his own.
And for Adam and Kasey Simpson, that miracle changed everything.
Christmas was spent in a hospital room — but faith stayed strong, hope stayed alive, and a family witnessed the moment that mattered most.
Because sometimes, survival is the greatest gift of all.
🙏 Please keep the Simpson family in your thoughts and prayers.
