While he lay paralyzed in the grass and mud with a broken shoulder blade and broken elbow he struggled to gather his thoughts and tried to find the strength to call out for help. His cell phone had fallen just three feet away from where he landed but it was of no use because he couldn't move to pick it up.
In agonizing torment, Jay could hear a neighbor come near but he didn't have the energy he needed to yell loud enough to be heard.
For three hours he had to wait, flat on his back, for the exact moment when his voice was strong enough to shout and his neighbor would be near enough to hear him.
