Jackie’s Rally for Recovery!

On Saturday August 13, 2016 Jaclyn Hamwey was enjoying a summer’s day with her friends in the waters of Stage Harbor in Chatham, Massachusetts when her life was forever changed. As she was relaxing in the water off the back of a motor boat she was caught up in the engine which pulled her legs into the propellers. She suffered deep lacerations with damaged muscle tissue, severed blood vessels, nerves, and tendons, and broken bones. The trauma resulted in the amputation of her right leg below the knee, a tendon graft from her right leg to her left leg, several painful surgeries to remove sand and debris from injury sites in her right thigh and left calf, and many blood transfusions. Jackie is an active, vibrant, and athletic 27 year old woman with many friends and family who adore her sense of humor and positive attitude. Jackie loves snowboarding and sports in general; she is a die-hard Boston sports fan and LOVES the Patriots! She works as a scientist for the biotech start-up Quanterix where she’s been not only fantastic employee but also a star of the company softball team.Throughout her ordeal Jackie has managed to remain positive and strong, even while suffering immense pain and agony. She is determined to get her life back and do all of the things she has always done, and we need your help to make sure this happens!Jackie will require several prosthetics and adaptations to allow her to run the softball bases, snowboard, drive her Jeep, and live her life to its fullest potential. There are many amazing technologies that can help her achieve this, however insurance only covers a portion, and Jackie will require additional surgeries before her journey is finished. We hope to raise enough money to help Jackie with future medical bills, adaptations to her home and car, and of course the $70,000 bionic prosthetic that can get her back to doing what she loves.“The love and support I have received and continue to receive is overwhelming. I cannot express or have words to describe the feeling I felt when I heard what everyone is doing for me. I'm lying in my hospital bed crying right now, but they are tears joy and happiness because I know that no matter what happens I have all of you by my side. This has really taught me so much about life and how to overcome anything that comes my way. You all have given me something, and that something is going to get me through this.” – Jackie on August 18, 2016, the night before her surgery to remove her right leg.
Please consider donating to Jackie’s cause, and please pass this forward to everyone you know!