Jackie Lithgow

Jackie Lithgow was a determined 20-year-old student, working hard every day to get his life back. He was in his second semester, freshman year at Bloomsburg University and had just changed his major to Digital Forensics. He embraced college life, made many new friends, and was stepping up to all the responsibilities that go along with being independent.

On February 23, 2014 everything changed in an instant when he was assaulted trying to break up a fight. He was critically injured and life-flighted to a nearby trauma one hospital with a fractured skull and severe traumatic brain injury. His marathon to recovery had commenced. The first nine months were filled with more downs than ups as he fought through a coma, blood clot, infections, countless surgeries, and trips back and forth from the hospital to Magee Rehab where he was able to eventually start an upward trend to recovery.

A couple days before Thanksgiving 2014 he came home to continue his rehabilitation. His rehab included relearning how to walk, talk, and eat. Six months of his recovery was spent at Magee Rehabilitation Hospital in Philadelphia with an additional year spent as an outpatient at Penn State Hershey Outpatient Rehabilitation Hospital.

Today, Jackie celebrates being 11 years post injury. He returned to Bloomsburg University and graduated in the Spring of 2021 with a BA in Communications. He interned at Carlisle Construction Materials and is now a full time employee.

As a severe TBI survivor, Jackie continues to feel the impact of his injury. Vision loss, spatial awareness and short term memory loss are among some of his daily challenges.

Doctor visits, supplements and medications can add up. To help support Jackie along his TBI journey, he continues to use Help Hope Live in part because Help Hope Live assures fiscal accountability of funds raised and tax deductibility for contributors. Contributors can be sure donations will be used to pay or reimburse medical and related expenses. To make a tax-deductible donation to this fundraising campaign, click on the Give button.

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