#brain-injury

#brain-injury

Around 12:40 a.m. on Sept. 28, police received a report of an aggravated assault in progress outside of Loretta's Last Call on Lansdowne Street. The victim was punched in the face and fell to the ground in a crosswalk, according to a video obtained by police. Emergency personnel observed the victim, Jack Farrell, 22, laying on the ground unresponsive with a significant amount of blood coming out of his nose and mouth, police say.

After the incident, I was treated for brain injuries similar to those of Gabrielle Giffords, unable to manage normal life functions any longer.

"It was a no-brainer - no pun intended," Goldsmith said. "Sammy was the most selfless, giving person. We knew she would've wanted us to help someone else."

I felt his loneliness and fear. I thought, Children have their parents and families to comfort them in their fear, but who do adults have?

"It's hard to put into words. Things that were on the tip of your tongue just would not come out. Out of the 60 tracts in my brain, 27 were damaged."