Jay Eggleston BMX Accident

Very good news, please tell him we all wish him well.

Wow, just saw the thread. Shitty news, but I'm so glad things are moving in the right direction!

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The latest:

Donations
Posted 16 hours ago
Several people have asked about making a donation to aid in
Jay's recovery. Jay's friend and Lip Lord teamate Mike Hill and his
wife Julie have set up a For the Benefit Of account in Jay's name.
You can go into any Wells Fargo or Wachovia and ask to donate to
the FBO account for Jay Eggleston.

Therapy
Posted 1 day ago
Jay is currently getting occupational, physical, and speech
therapy twice daily. His therapists seem good and we are hopeful we
will see improvements soon. Keep sending the prayers, Jay has a lot
of work ahead of him!

Improving
Posted 3 hours ago
Jay is making big improvements! He is learning to swallow and they have let him start eating ice chips. They asked if there was a food that might motivate Jay and for those of you who know him the answer is ice cream! So they will let Jay try a little ice cream tomorrow. Other big news is that Jay's daughter Kaya will get to visit him for the first time tomorrow.

For anyone who is interested in better understanding where Jay is at I will soon attach an article that helps. Jay is currently in level 3.

Jay is making great progress. He is totally conscious during the day and is eating solid food... His long term memory is pretty much intact. He knows who everyone is and can identify climbs in photos... He can't really remember what happened earlier in the day, but his condition is starting to seem very hopeful. He now has a DVD player in his room, so I asked if he wanted to watch some climbing movies? He got very serious and focused when he asked me " DO YOU HAVE SOME?" I will bring him some...

Great news. Thanks for the update, Mark. Those bracelets look cool.

thanks for the update, glad to hear he is doing better!

Great to hear. I have experience with TBI (traumatic brain injury) - was in a coma for 2 days, had to re-learn math, how to hold a spoon, and most of my basketball skills switched from my left hand to my right. It also put me in my own world for a bit. If any of Jay's family or friends would like to hear about some of the challenges, overcoming them, and issues they may deal with given their own supporting roles - I am happy to share, PM if need be.

Again, great news and best to Jay.

Hey Glen, This is the climb you are talking about... Heartbreaker [aka Never Cry Wolf]

Jay is improving a lot, but it will be a long time before he is "better".
He is working really hard with the therapists, but he has no short term memory yet. He almost seems like himself, but is still a little confused. Jay can now hold a conversation that almost makes you forget that anything is wrong. But on occasion he will say something outrageous. A painful reminder, but also hilarious... I asked Jay if his mother was coming to visit (I knew she was) and he told me "Nah, she probably went climbing today."

Thanks for all the positive thoughts and well wishes. It will mean a lot to him... He hasn't seen Mountain Project since the accident, but I'm sure he'll be able to soon.

Just saw this thread. Positive thoughts for Jay's progress!

I just read a book, "A Stroke of Insight", that describes the journey of a brain neurologist that suffered a severe stroke and had remarkable recovery that took about 8 years. Here is a Ted talk she gave( ted.com/talks/jill_bolte_ta…)

I have been visiting with Jay a lot lately. Almost every time he is a little better than the day before. Jay is working hard with all the therapists and is really looking forward to coming home. We have been watching some climbing videos and he is reading some of the climbing mags... Last night Cindy and I both visited and Jay got to look at Mt. Project for the first time since the accident. He seemed pretty excited to see some of the fun climbs that we have done together...

If you read this Jay,
Keep up the hard work! You are doing great. I can't wait till you are all better and we can go climbing.

Keep getting better Jay!

I am doing ok. Thanks everyone.

Glad to hear that Jay!

Im glad to hear your doing better. Stay strong

If you run out of climbing videos you're welcome to borrow mine.