THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED TO JASON
THIS STORY IS 100% TRUE.
THIS IS WHAT I REMEMBER WHICH IS VERY LITTLE, MOST OF IT I READ ON THE POLICE REPORTS AND WHAT MY MOTHER AND
MY RELATIVES TOLD ME.
I HAD MY 16TH BIRTHDAY IN JULY 1986. I WAS A GOOD DRIVER. I NEVER GOT A TICKET FOR ANYTHING.
I WAS A VERY SMART CHILD. IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL I WAS IN THE GIFTED PROGRAM. STUDENTS IN THE GIFTED PROGRAM WERE LEARNING
STUFF FROM 1 OR 2 GRADES HIGHER THAN THE GRADE THEY WERE IN. THEN FOR 6TH GRADE I MOVED UP NEAR WILLIAMSPORT PENNSYLVANIA.
THE SCHOOL I ATTENDED WAS NOT READY FOR A STUDENT AS SMART AS I WAS. THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH ME. I HAD TO LEARN THE
STUFF THE OTHER CHILDREN WERE LEARNING. I MOVED BACKTO MERCERSBURG FOR 7TH GRADE. WHEN I GOT INTO HIGH SCHOOL THEY TESTED
MY IQ. MYGRANDFATHER SAID THEY WOULD NOT TELL HIM A NUMBER. ALL THEY WOULD SAY WAS THAT MY IQ WAS A HIGH 3 NUMBER IQ.
I
HAD AN AFTERSCHOOL JOB AT A PET STORE. I WENT TO SCHOOL AND CAME HOME LIKE NORMAL. I TOOK MY BOOKS IN THE HOUSE AND THEN LEFT
FOR MY JOB. I WAS DRIVING ALONG AND MY REAR AXLE BROKE. THE CAR WENT SPINNING INTO A TELEPHONE POLE. THE CAR WAS SPINNING
WITH SUCH FORCE THAT WHEN IT HIT THE TELEPHONE POLE THE SERIAL NUMBER OFF OF THE POLE WAS STAMPED INTO THE SIDE OF MY CAR.
I HIT MY HEAD 3 TIMES ON THE WINSHIELD BECAUSE I WAS NOT WEARING MY SEAT BELT. I WAS IN A COMA FOR 3 DAYS. WHEN I CAME OUT
OF THE COMA THE DOCTOR EXAMNED ME AND HE SAID NOT TO DRIVE UNTIL HE SAW ME AGAIN BUT, I WAS BEING A BULLHEAD AND I THOUGHT
I WAS WELL ENOUGH TO DRIVE.
MY MOM AND DAD DROVE TRACTOR-N-TRAILER AS A TEAM. THEY WERE IN TEXAS WHEN THEY FOUND OUT ABOUT MY FIRST ACCIDENT.
I WAS DRIVING MY GRANDFATHERS BRAND NEW 3 DAY OLD CAR 27 DAYS AFTER MY FIRST ACCIDENT. I WENT TO THE NOTARY
PUBLIC TO GET THE PAPERS FOR THE CAR I WAS FIXING UP. IT WAS ONLY A 2 OR 3 MILE DRIVE TO THE NOTARY PUBLIC. I TOOK THE
BACK WAY HOME. I HAD A SEIZURE WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THE CAR WENT UP ON THE BANK ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD, HIT A TREE,
AND STOOD UP ON ITS FRONT END SPINNING. IT THREW ME OUT OF THE PASSENGER WINDOW. I LANDED ON MY HEAD ON THE ROAD. I WAS IN
A COMA FOR 1 YEAR.
THEY WERE IN HERSHEY PENNSYLVANIA WHEN THEY FOUND OUT ABOUT MY SECOND ACCIDENT.
I WAS FLOWN FROM CHAMBERSBURG
PENNSYLVANIA HOSPITAL TO UNIVERSITY OF HERSHEY HOSPITAL IN PENNSYLVANIA BY LIFE LION AN AIROMEDICAL HELICOPTER. I FOUND
OUT THAT I WAS BEING FLOWN AT A SPEED OF 185 MILES PER HOUR.
AFTER I HAD MY SECOND ACCIDENT MY MOM QUIT HER JOB
OF DRIVING THE TRACTOR-N-TRAILER WITH HER HUSBAND TO COME AND GET THE NEW HOUSE READY FOR ME WHEN I CAME HOME.
FOR
THE YEAR I WAS IN A COMA MY MOM WAS UP AT THE HOSPITAL EVERYDAY FROM 9AM-9PM. MY FATHER SAW THAT SHE WAS GETTING TIRED &
WORE OUT SO HE TOOK HER WITH HIM FOR A TRIP IN THE TRACTOR-N-TRAILER. SHE ONLY MISSED 1 DAY OF BEING THERE EVERYDAY FOR 1
YEAR.
MOM SAID I HAD SOME OF THE BEST DOCTORS. I HAD A DOCTOR THAT OPERATED ON PRESIDENT REAGON WHEN HE WAS SHOT IN THE
HEAD.
MOM SAID THAT SHE WAS IN THE ONE HOSPITAL WAITING ROOM WHEN ALL OF THE NURSES WENT RUNNING OVER TO THE WINDOW LIKE A
BAD STORM WAS COMING OR SOMETHING. SHE HEARD 1 OF THE NURSES SAY THAT IS THE DOCTOR GETTING OUT OF THE HELICOPTER. SHE HEARD
ANOTHER NURSE SAY HE'S HERE TO SEE JASON..
I DON'T HAVE ANY IDEA HOW SHE GOT IT DONE BUT, I HAD THE BEST OF JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING.
WHO WOULD QUIT THERE JOB OF DRIVING TRACTOR-N-TRAILER WITH THE HUSBAND AS A TEAM TO DRIVE MANY MILES TO A HOSPITAL EVERYDAY.
THEN SIT IN THE HOSPITAL WITH THEIR HEALING SON EVERYDAY BUT, 1 DAY FOR A YEAR.
WHILE MY MOM WAS UP AT THE HOSPITAL WITH HER SON. MY FATHER WAS DRIVING BY HIMSSELF AS MUCH IF NOT MORE
THAN A TEAM OF 2 DRIVERS.
MY FRIENDS:"THAT IS LOVE"
WHILE I WAS IN THE YEAR LONG COMA I REMEMBER 2 THINGS.
1. I WAS STANDING
IN FRONT OF THESE GIANT DOORS THAT WERE CRACKED OPEN ABOUT AN INCH. I AM CURIOUS SO I LOOKED THROUGH THE CRACK. I SAW GOD
FIGHTING THE DEVIL. THEN GOD CAME TO THE DOORS AND THEY OPENED. GOD POINTED AT ME AND SAID "JASON, I AM NOT READY FOR YOU
YET. BACK TO EARTH." WITH A WAVE OF HIS HAND I WAS GONE.
2. OPENING MY EYES FAR ENOUGH TO SEE OUT OF AND I SAW
SOMEONE PACING THE FLOOR. I TRIED TO MOVE OR MAKE A NOISE, BUT COULDN'T.
AFTER I CAME OUT OF THE COMA I WAS LIKE
A 17 YEAR OLD INFANT. I DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO DO ANYTHING. I DIDNT EVEN KNOW WHO MY OWN MOTHER WAS. I DIDNT MAKE A SOUND FROM
MY MOUTH FOR 3 YEARS.
WHEN I WAS IN MECHANICSBURG REHAB THEY LEFT ME WEARING DRTY DIAPERS BUT, THERE WAS THIS
ONE MALE NURSE AND FEMALE NURSE THAT TREATED ME LIKE THEIR OWN CHILD.
THANKFULLY MY MOM MOVED ME OUT OF THERE
TO WOODROW WILSON REHABILITATION CENTER (WWRC). WHEN I ARRIVED AT WWRC I WAS WEARING DIAPERS. THE HEAD NURSE SAID THAT THE
DIAPERS HAD TO BE TAKEN OFF. MY MOM SAID WHAT IF HE HAS AND ACCIDENT. THE HEAD NURSE SAID THAT'S WHY WE HAVE NURSES. I LEARNED
ALOT AT WWRC.
WHEN I CAME HOME FROM WWRC I HAD TO START PHYSICAL THERAPY (PT). WHEN I STARTED PT I COULDNT SIT
UP ON THE SIDE OF THE BED. I LEARNED THAT & ALOT OF STUFF. I WAS LEARNING HOW TO WALK AGAIN. WHILE I WAS LEARNING HOW
TO WALK, I WAS UP TO WALKING WITH A WALKER & ONLY 1 PERSON. I WAS PLANNING ON HAVING MY PHYSICAL THERAPIST WALK ME ACROSS
THE STAGE TO GET MY DIPLOMA AT GRADUATION. I WAS AT HOME TRANSFERING FROM 1 WHEELCHAIR TO ANOTHER AND I FELL AND BROKE MY
RIGHT HIP. NOW I HAVE 4 PINS IN MY HIP.
I THOUGHT FOR SURE THAT BY BEING IN THE HOSPITAL I WOULD MISS MY GRADUATION
BUT, THE PRINCIPAL, THE PRINCIPALS HELPER, VICE PRINCIPAL, SEVERAL TEACHERS, A FEW STUDENTS, THE NEWSPAPER, AND A TELEVISION
STATION CAME TO THE HOSPITAL TO HAVE A PERSONAL GRADUATION FOR ME. I WAS THE FIRST PERSON AT MY HIGH SCHOOL TO GRADUATE IN
1990.
THE SCHOOL SYSTEM IN PENNSYLVANIA WAS SO MUCH FARTHER AHEAD IN THERE STUDIES. THE FRESHMAN(9TH GRADE) WERE
LEARNING STUFF THAT WAS HARDER THAN THE SENIORS(12TH GADE) IN VIRGINIA. I WENT BACK TO SCHOOL IN 1989. I GOT THE SAME ASSIGNMENTS
AS OTHER STUDENTS. IT ONLY TOOK ME 5 MONTHS TO GO THROUGH 10TH GRADE ENGLISH, 11TH GRADE, AND 12TH GRADE. OUR HISTORY
FINAL WAS ONLY 10 TOUGH QUESTIONS. I GOT THE HIGHEST GRADE IN MY HISTORY CLASS. A 90%. THE 1 I MISSED THE TEACHER ASKED ME
AND I TOLD HIM THE ANSWER. HE SAID I KNEW THAT YOU KNEW WHAT THE ANSWER WAS BUT, YOU HAVE THE WORDS IN THE WRNG ORDER.
I
STARTED TO LEARN HOW TO TALK BY TRYING TO SING FEED JAKE BY THE "PIRATES OF THE MISSISSIPPI. I HAD SPEECH THERAPY"
I
WAS LIVING AT HOME WHERE I HAD IT MADE. THEN I GOT A HAIR UP MY BUTT OR SOMETHING. I THOUGHT THAT I WAS TOO OLD TO LIVE WITH
MY PARENTS.
I KNEW THAT MY FATHER SAID THE DOOR ONLY SWINGS 1 WAY. ONCE YOU MOVE YOU YOU CAN'T COME BACK HERE
TO LIVE AGAIN.
I FIRST MOVED INTO AN OLD FOLKS HOME. THEY MADE ME WEAR DIAPERS AND I HAD TO EAT OLD PEOPLE FOOD.
I DIDNT LIKE THAT.
THERE WAS A CHINESE RESTAURANT UP THE STREET THAT I VISITED QUITE FREQUENTLY. I WOULD GET
THE CHINESE FOOD AND TAKE IT BACK TO THE OLD FOLKS HOME AND EAT IT. THE PEOPLE IN CHARGE OF THE HOME GROUNDED ME. I WAS ONLY
ALLOWED TO GO TO THE CHINESE RESTAURANT 1 TIME A MONTH. ON 1 OF MY VISITS I TOLD THE OWNER OF THE RESTAURANT MY SITUATION.
HE SAID THAT IF I EVER WANTED ANY CHINESE FOOD TO CALL UP AND ORDER IT. HE WOULD HAVE SOMEBODY DELIVER IT TO ME. THAT IS WHAT
I STARTED DOING.
I MOVED OUT OF THE OLD FOLKS HOME INTO WHAT ME AND MOM THOUGHT WAS AND ADULT HOME. IT WAS AND
OLD FOLKS HOME. THE OWNER SAID IT WAS AND ADULT HOME BECAUSE SHE WAS MONEY HUNGRY. THE OWNER KNEW THAT I WAS SENSATIVE TO
HEAT BUT IT WAS SUMMER TIME WHEN IT WAS 90 DEGREES OR ABOVE SHE SAID I HAD TO WORK OUTSIDE. AFTER BEING TREATED LIKE CRAP
AND SEEING OTEHR PEOPLE GET HIT, PINCHED OR TREATED BAD, I WANTED TO MOVE OUT.
MY MOM MAILED ME THIS PAGE OF
THE NEWSPAPER. IT HAD A NICE ADULT HOME THAT THEY JUST BUILT IN WINCHESTER. SHE ASKED ME TO READ IT AND TELL HER HOW I LIKED
IT. I READ IT AND REALLY LIKE IT. MY MOM CALLED AND SET UP A TIME FOR US TO TAKE A TOUR. WE TOOK A TOUR AND I REALLY LIKED
IT. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS WHAT MADE ME LIKE THE PLACE SO MUCH.
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR LISTENED TO ME AND
MY MOM AND HE KNEW HOW WE DIDN'T LIKE WHERE I WAS LIVING. THAT WAS A FEW DAYS BEFORE MY 29TH BIRTHDAY. HE SAID IT USUSALLY
TAKES 2 TO 3 WEEKS FOR ALL OF THE PAPERS TO BE SENT WHERE THEY HAD TO BE FOR A PERSON TO BE ALLOWED TO MOVE IN. HE KNEW THAT
MY MOM AND ME DIDN'T LIKE WHERE I WAS SO HE SAID AS A BIRTHDAY PRESENT THAT I COULD LIVE HERE.
