Zeke Clark

Zeke’s Miraculous Save!

On June 7, 2023 the Clark DeForrest family went through an unthinkable tragedy. Their three-year-old son, Zeke Clark, was involved in a catastrophic accident. In an act of miraculous STRENGTH and SHARP THINKING by his loving Dad, Jonathan Clark, the expeditious and swift actions of his two oldest siblings-Cameron (16) and Chloe (14), and his Mom-Zeke’s life was miraculously spared.

With the calm and supportive follow-up care of the on-site rescue team, Zeke and his Mom were thankfully able to be helicoptered together directly to Wilmington, Delaware. It was quickly discerned at the hospital that with the extensive tissue loss that is common in accidents like his, there would be no way to salvage his limb. In the past week, Zeke has undergone numerous surgeries including the initial full amputation of his lower right leg, below his kneecap. He will still receive more surgeries due to the nature of his “dirty wound”. This will all help to insure the removal of debris and avoid potential infection.

As Zeke’s health becomes more stable and we receive more information from Zeke’s care team, we will post updates on this page. Zeke will have a very long road to recovery and finding his “new normal”. Our immediate knowledge is that he will wear a series of prosthetics for the rest of his life, and will need access to modified equipment in order to live a vivacious and active life. A life those close to him know he is destined for.

Zeke’s Mom, Maria Clark DeForrest, would like to express how immensely grateful and thankful she is for the outpouring of love and support that everyone in her neighborhood, community, Church, nurses, surgeons, doctors and support team at the hospital has showed her family. “That night, I was worried about every other child of ours in some capacity or another. The last thing on my mind was worrying about Jonathan and Zeke doing their normal yard duties and favorite past-time as father and son. It was only by a miracle and the GRACE of God that my husband was given not only the physical strength to do what he did, but also the spiritual aptitude afterward to be mentally and spiritually stronger than ever-all to be the father and husband that our family needed to survive this.”

Those who know them well know that Jonathan (Dad) and Zeke (3) share an incredibly unique and powerful father/son bond. The kind of bond that not many fathers get to experience. Their connection is so intertwined and special that Zeke’s Mom’s first and main concern is just making sure they both have the time to process, heal, and mourn.

We know that God used Jonathan as a tool that night to HEROICALLY save Zeke’s life. While there is a long road ahead for Zeke and his family, we want to provide them the financial means to take each day without added financial burden, so they can resume a new normal as smoothly as possible.

A little about the family’s youngest son, Zeke Montgomery-his name means “Strength of God, Power of Man”. Zeke is the fifth youngest of a family of six children. He has two older brothers, two older sisters, and a newborn baby sister named Blake. Both of his parents are self-employed, small business owners and it is our hope to raise funds to set up Zeke and his family for the special care and tools  he will need to be able to overcome his injury and thrive. As he is a young and growing boy, Zeke will need on-going medical care, new prosthetics, continually changing equipment, a home that can meet his physical needs, long-term physical therapy, and continued support. This is a lifetime commitment for the family, requiring extraordinary and increasing expenses.

By instruction and strong suggestion directly from the Nemours Children’s Hospital (A.I. DuPont) of Wilmington, Delaware, the family is working congruently with the HelpHopeLive.org to raise a lifelong campaign fund for little Zeke (3). Not only will this support Zeke’s ongoing medical care and provide rehabilitation equipment and adaptation requirements for their home, but it will first and foremost help Zeke and his family heal in mind, body, and spirit. Please help us support Zeke so that he can thrive and continue to be the AMAZING little boy that he is!

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