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Bishop T.D. Jakes’ daughter, Sarah Jakes Roberts, says she was “almost paralyzed” in a trampoline accident
In an Instagram post, she shared that she is now recovering
“Last night was scary. I was almost paralyzed, but God didn’t see fit to let that be my story,” she wrote in a post
Bishop T.D. Jakes‘ daughter, Sarah Jakes Roberts, says she was “almost paralyzed” in a trampoline accident and is now recovering.
In a post shared to Instagram, 37-year-old Roberts could be seen wearing a neck brace in a hospital bed. She wrote: “Last night was scary. I was almost paralyzed, but God didn’t see fit to let that be my story.”
Roberts said the injury happened while she was playing a game with my daughter, Ella, on the trampoline and “landed on my neck.”
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“Instantly, I heard several pops in my neck. She called her dad, who called 911. Two hospitals, several scans, and hours later, we learned that I had fractured my neck, herniated discs, and endangered areas of my spine that could have left me paralyzed,” the author and spiritual leader added.
The caption continued: “One disc up or one disc lower, and this would’ve been a different testimony. Instead, I’ll be wearing this brace for 4-6 weeks to keep my neck stable and avoid further damage.”
“Rest and recovery will give my body a chance to heal,” she added in the caption. “I’ll be lying low while I navigate this injury with wisdom. I’m soaking in the presence and kindness of God and in the love of friends and family. So, if you see me and I’m out and about, but moving slowly, just know that I’m still the birthday even with a neck brace.”
Sarah Jakes Roberts.
Credit: Sarah Jakes Roberts/Instagram
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Her injury comes on the heels of her father’s massive, near-fatal heart attack, which took place in November 2024, while he was delivering a sermon at his non-denominational Dallas megachurch, Potter’s House Church.
Speaking to PEOPLE in July 2025, Jakes said the heart attack “just reinforced the fact that none of us knows if we’ll see the light of day tomorrow,” describing how doctors told him he was “five minutes” away from death. “We just don’t know.”
Following his heart attack, Jakes passed the torch to his daughter, naming her co-senior pastor of The Potter’s House alongside her husband, Touré Roberts.
As he told PEOPLE at the time, “After my health incident, I didn’t want the church left struggling, trying to figure out where do we go from here. I didn’t want that to happen. I’ve seen a lot of people keep things so long that they built and then ended up killing it.”
Speaking to PEOPLE in 2025, Sarah said taking the reins was a bit “terrifying,” adding: “I don’t think anyone could step into this role and not feel a little bit of trepidation. It’s been exciting to work through all the different emotions. And it’s going to be exciting to see what next looks like.”
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