Updated
Updated · E! NEWS · Jun 21
Maddie Watson, 18, Eyes Pediatrician Career After 2017 ATV Crash
Updated
Updated · E! NEWS · Jun 21

Maddie Watson, 18, Eyes Pediatrician Career After 2017 ATV Crash

1 articles · Updated · E! NEWS · Jun 21

Summary

  • Maddie Watson said the 2017 ATV accident that nearly killed her helped shape her goal of attending medical school and becoming a pediatrician.
  • The 18-year-old will study health sciences at the University of Southern Mississippi this fall, and Jamie Lynn Spears said her daughter "would be a great pediatrician."
  • At age 8, Maddie was pinned underwater after an ATV flipped into a Louisiana pond, then was airlifted to a hospital and remained in a coma for two days.
  • Jamie Lynn said the family still does not know what caused the sudden turn, and both mother and daughter said the ordeal ultimately deepened their faith and left a positive long-term impact.

Insights

Beyond one family's miracle, does Maddie Watson's accident reveal a larger crisis in child ATV safety?
She doesn't remember the accident, so how did a forgotten trauma redefine her life's purpose?
From last rites to med school, how does faith help survivors find purpose after near-death experiences?