James Lawley, 36, of Alabama, survives a lightning strike that occurred during his daughter’s birthday party, according to reports. He says lightning travels through a car and into his body. Lawley adds that he feels grateful to be alive after the incident. The reports also note that this latest event follows another recent episode about a year earlier, when Lawley was struck by a firework while he was undergoing chemotherapy. Details about his current condition, the extent of injuries from the lightning, or specific medical treatment are not provided in the supplied excerpts. Both accounts describe the incidents as separate, with the lightning occurring about a year after the firework blast, and both frame Lawley’s statements around gratitude for surviving the latest event. The stories do not include information on charges, investigations, or official findings regarding the lightning strike; the emphasis is on Lawley’s personal account of what happened and the timing relative to the earlier incident.