Editor’s Note. Longtime readers of Protestia/ Pulpit and Pen will recognize Alex. Though the story doesn’t get into it, after Alex was paralyzed, his father (The one evicting them in the story- pray for his repentance) wrote a book about it, in the heavenly tourism genre, called ‘The Boy Who Came Back From Heaven.‘ It was all made up, and Alex and his mom recanted and retracted it. Notably, is that Justin Peters contacted Lifeway, then under the helm of Thom Rainer and Ed Stetzer, to have it pulled, and Lifeway refused to do so, much to their great shame and revealing deep character flaws. We broke the story, which went viral worldwide and forced their hand to remove it after enough pressure was put on them.
(Bellefontaine Examiner) A Huntsville mother and son pair have traversed many difficult roads together and have achieved major milestones through hard work and dedication and holding tight to their steadfast faith.
Alex Malarkey, now age 24, was paralyzed in a car crash Nov. 11, 2004, when he was 6 years old on State Route 47 near County Road 9, just days after his family had moved to the Logan County area. While the coroner was called to the scene and first responders initially thought Alex was dead, he survived a high spinal cord injury and traumatic brain injury and spent about two months at then Columbus Children’s Hospital in a coma.
While adjusting to life with quadriplegia, Alex would become the first child to undergo the Christopher Reeve surgery in 2009 to have a diaphragm pacing system installed to enable him to spend time off the ventilator.
A few years later, Alex would enter high school at Indian Lake Schools, and his mother, Beth accompanied him to classes each day at school, with the duo rising very early each day and spending several hours just to get ready for school.
Their efforts paid off in a big way when Alex was named one of the valedictorians at Indian Lake High School graduating in the Class of 2016.
Now Alex and Beth are a facing monumental challenge, with legal proceedings stating they are to vacate their County Road 57 home near Huntsville by midnight Saturday, Oct. 1.
Beth’s ex-husband and Alex’s father, Kevin Malarkey, has filed an eviction notice against both Alex and Beth. Kevin owns the title to the home and now resides in Colorado. Beth has been making regular mortgage payments on the home for the last five years, she explained.
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This article was written by Mandy Loehr and published at Bellefontaine Examiner
