Donald “Jay” Scantling, is a 34 year old man who is also a husband and father of 3 beautiful daughters, was involved in a horrific 1 vehicle accident on September 27, 2023. The entire bottom front axel of his car completely fell off his car while driving, causing his car to flip 4 to 5 times and ejecting Jay from his vehicle through the driver side window. The accident resulted in a Segmented Spinal Cord and a traumatic brain injury. As of today, he is still in the hospital, with tracheotomy
and paraplegic. The doctor’s just recently took him off of the ventilator. With these kinds of injuries, it will definitely be a very long journey with numerous out-of-pocket costs. My husband has had 2 different back surgeries and has been unable to work for most of his life. Diagnosed with Degenerative Disc Disease that is hereditary, there were many days that he couldn’t function at all. Unfortunately, He has been denied disability for all of these years. While we were at UAMS in Little Rock, the nurse told me that he would automatically qualify for disability…..he was denied. The inability to work for most of his life, caused him to not qualify.
An avid outdoorsy kind of man, who enjoys and always seems to be out in the fresh air with our daughters, Jay enjoys being a great father and teaching our daughters how to do great things outside. One of those great things is Christian Street Ministry every Friday after he picks me up from work and the girls from school. He also likes teaching our daughters how to do some light landscaping, showing how to help and be there for others when they need help in whatever way that Jay feels he/we can help. As long as I have known my husband, he has been a very sunny dazzling bright light in the lives of everyone he has known.
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January 5, 2024
12/25/2023 Praise God, we (Aubrey, Mykenzi, Serenity, Laurie, Donald Sr. and myself) were able to spend Christmas with Jay today. This Christmas was very much different than Christmas's past, but we are so grateful that we are here together. It's been so difficult for us having to go through this, but we are going through it together and we know that God will get us through this together. Merry Christmas to each of you from our loving family to yours. God Bless.
January 2, 2024
On November 5, 2023 (I'm sorry, but I forgot to include this update; this experience has been so overwhelming for our family)
Let me just boast in the Lord right now!! Y'all our Lord Jesus Christ is so faithful and never leaves us. He has bee at work in all this and I'm watching a miracle before my eyes! Keep praying y'all GOD IS LISTENING! THE DEVIL WILL NOT WIN!! IN JESUS NAME!!! So I planned on going to visit Jay today after church but I completely forgot about a meeting that I needed to attend at church and so I attended. So I called the hospital for an update and Praise the Lord, Jay was off the vent and on the trachea collar for a whole hour today. Meaning he was disconnected from the vent and place with little oxygen assistance on the collar and was breathing on his own!!! HALLELUJAH THANK YOU JESUS FOR YOU ARE WORTHY TO BE PRAISED EVEN IN THE STORMS WE MAY FACE IT IS ALL IN HIS CONTROL!!! JESUS YOU ARE SO FAITHFUL!!! KEEP THEM PRAYERS COMING FOR JAY.
But you, Lord , are a shield around me, my glory, and the one who lifts up my head. I cry aloud to the Lord, and He answers me from His holy mountain. Psalms 3:3&4
On November 6, 2023
Jay was in trachea collar for two hours today. Praise God!!!
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March 1, 2024
I love Tio Jay!! Get better soon!! I will keep praying for you, Tia Norma and the girls. I cant wait to see you, I love you.
Christopher Morales
March 1, 2024
hey Tio jay I love you so much and I`m praying for you!
Mandy Gauna❤️
March 1, 2024
We love you so much Jay and we will continue to pray for a fast recovery. I just know that God is going to walk you through this. You are going to have an amazing testimony and I cant wait to hear it. I thank God for you, Norma, and the girls. Love you guys!!
Christina Gauna
