A year ago, they got one of those miracles back. John, who was 77 at the time, was working in a barn across from the coupleâs home with his son, Richard. âWe were getting the hay equipment out and getting it around,â John said. John was working on a tractor, standing between the front and rear wheels. He tried to fire the engine, not expecting it to start right away. But it did. And it was in gear. The rear wheel of the tractor ran up his leg. âIt pulled me down,â John said. âIt knocked me down onto the cement.â