The loss of a child is one of the most heartbreaking tragedies any parent can face. For Julie Kemp, that unimaginable pain became a reality—not once, but multiple times. Her 8-year-old son, Landon, defied death again and again in a story that feels nothing short of miraculous. It all began one Sunday after church, when Julie, her husband Andy, and Landon were driving home.
As they crossed an intersection, an ambulance slammed into their car. Andy was killed instantly, Julie was critically injured, and Landon lay unnoticed in the backseat, lifeless. Only when a rescuer spotted a tiny child’s shoe did they realize a third passenger was in the wreck. Landon wasn’t breathing, and EMTs worked frantically to revive him. He was brought back—only to die again twice more on the way to the hospital. Still, hope seemed lost, and doctors warned that even if Landon survived, he might never be the same. Then something unexplainable happened…