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On July 4th, Jack Gerard spent the day as he had since he was young, vacationing with his extended family and friends on Cape Cod. After attending the Chatham Independence Day parade, a family tradition, Jack along with friends and cousins headed to the beach. Tragically, Jack broke his neck while swimming and sustained a devastating C6 spinal cord injury that changed his life. He was airlifted to Tufts Medical Center and underwent two surgeries over six hours to stabilize his spine.
Known as hard-working, a National Honor student, athlete, funny and a loyal friend, Jack was weeks away from beginning his freshman year at University of Massachusetts. Instead of packing his bags, Jack delayed his enrollment, and is focused on his recovery at Spaulding Rehabilitation Center. His injuries are extensive, with paralysis robbing him of independence and the ability to walk and use his hands. Always looking forward, Jack is positive, learning to live with his paralysis, and focused on recovery through aggressive physical therapy. In a recent post to friends, Jack’s hope and determination is clear:
“I believe I’ll be able to get back what I have lost, it is just an obstacle I have to overcome. The positivity from my friends and family have made it that much easier to fight, every day”.
In addition to the unwavering love, prayers, visits and texts, so many have reached out and asked how they can help. Friends of the Gerard family have set up this GoFundMe page to help the family financially. Any gift amount makes a difference to help defray the unanticipated expenses and life style changes that accompany Jack’s injury. Along with preparing for care at home together, the family is working on home modifications, care staff, transportation, assistive technologies, adaptive equipment and therapies to aid in Jack’s recovery.
With love and appreciation for the kindness extending from Cape Cod, to Andover and the Central Catholic High School communities, please join the family as Jack moves forward to a future with limitless possibilities. Please share this link on Facebook and Twitter to help take the campaign for Jack global and reach the goal of raising $250,000. If you use Twitter, please use #jacksback and link it to this page .
Thank you and here’s to Jack’s recovery.
On July 4th, Jack Gerard spent the day as he had since he was young, vacationing with his extended family and friends on Cape Cod. After attending the Chatham Independence Day parade, a family tradition, Jack along with friends and cousins headed to the beach. Tragically, Jack broke his neck while swimming and sustained a devastating C6 spinal cord injury that changed his life. He was airlifted to Tufts Medical Center and underwent two surgeries over six hours to stabilize his spine.
Known as hard-working, a National Honor student, athlete, funny and a loyal friend, Jack was weeks away from beginning his freshman year at University of Massachusetts. Instead of packing his bags, Jack delayed his enrollment, and is focused on his recovery at Spaulding Rehabilitation Center. His injuries are extensive, with paralysis robbing him of independence and the ability to walk and use his hands. Always looking forward, Jack is positive, learning to live with his paralysis, and focused on recovery through aggressive physical therapy. In a recent post to friends, Jack’s hope and determination is clear:
“I believe I’ll be able to get back what I have lost, it is just an obstacle I have to overcome. The positivity from my friends and family have made it that much easier to fight, every day”.
In addition to the unwavering love, prayers, visits and texts, so many have reached out and asked how they can help. Friends of the Gerard family have set up this GoFundMe page to help the family financially. Any gift amount makes a difference to help defray the unanticipated expenses and life style changes that accompany Jack’s injury. Along with preparing for care at home together, the family is working on home modifications, care staff, transportation, assistive technologies, adaptive equipment and therapies to aid in Jack’s recovery.
With love and appreciation for the kindness extending from Cape Cod, to Andover and the Central Catholic High School communities, please join the family as Jack moves forward to a future with limitless possibilities. Please share this link on Facebook and Twitter to help take the campaign for Jack global and reach the goal of raising $250,000. If you use Twitter, please use #jacksback and link it to this page .
Thank you and here’s to Jack’s recovery.
Organiser
Lawrence Gerard
Organiser
Andover, MA
