8-Year-Old Boy Who Fell 15 Feet from Cliff Is Making Progress After Waking from Coma

An 8-year-old boy who has been hospitalized for weeks after falling from a cliff while on a family trip is slowly making progress in his recovery.

After the rescue, Jacari was airlifted to Regions Hospital, where doctors discovered he had received fractures to his skull, jaw, pelvis and back, along with other internal injuries. He was placed in a medically induced coma to give his brain time to heal for surgery.

During that time, Jacari — who is an active kid who plays quarterback for a local football team — underwent surgery to his jaw and other operations before he finally woke up from his coma two weeks after the accident.

“I’m full of emotion and jumping up with joy,” Thompson told Fox 9 of the moment he awakened.

Now the next chapter of his recovery begins.

GoFundMe

Thompson continued: “There’s a lot of things he can do, but there’s a lot of things he won’t be able to do that he did before… So me and dad are trying to prepare ourselves for that conversation.”

In just over a month, it has raised nearly $6,500 of it’s $10,000 goal from 148 donors who left prayers and well wishes to the “energetic” young boy who “loves his family.”

Many people who were at Taylor Falls during Jacari’s rescue also left messages to his family.

“[We] saw your heroic rescue. They all helped you with quick and loving care,” wrote a donor named Brenda. “God bless you and your family. We prayed for you so hard while on the rock and haven’t stopped. Many strangers are pulling for you!”

source: people.com