SEQUIM — Jesse Morgan, 21, of Sequim is in critical condition and in a coma at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle after a freak accident on Easter Sunday, April 24.
Morgan was upstairs in his grandmother’s home. He was reaching for his cat, Gwynn, when he lost his balance and tumbled over a railing, falling 15 feet head-first.
His uncle, Jason Parkinson, who has been confined to a wheelchair since an auto accident when he was 20, said the prognosis is grim for Jesse.
“He could be in a vegetative state for the rest of his life,” Parkinson said. “Or he may get pneumonia and not recover. They have sort of suggested that we pull the plug. No one in our family wants that.”
When he fell and hit his head, Jesse suffered a massive stroke, which the doctors now say has left him brain dead, Parkinson said.
But when Parkinson and Jesse’s brother, Tucker, were visiting in the hospital last week, they were sure they saw signs of a response.
“I was praying over him, and I said his name — and he kind of turned his head toward me,” Parkinson said.“And then I asked him that if there was anything inside that could hear me if he could please squeeze our hands. Not but a couple seconds later, his brother and I both felt it.
“The doctors said it was a reflex, but I think it was more than that.”
Parkinson has created a website for Jesse — www.savingjesse.com — and believes the power of prayer will bring about Jesse’s recovery.
He wants everyone to pray for Jesse on Sunday — Mother’s Day.
“We are asking for a concerted prayer effort on Sunday for Jesse,” he said. “Prayer — or positive thoughts or whatever you believe — in numbers matters. Do it Sunday — Mother’s Day — please, for Jesse.
“Every prayer counts. Every prayer makes a difference.”
To help cover his medical costs, a “Jesse Fund” has been set up at all branches of US Bank, and donations can also be made at the Sequim Subway store, 680 W. Washington St., where Jesse was the morning manager.
Parkinson said he doesn’t know how much the bills are at now, but they are “mounting pretty fast.”
For updates on Jesse or to see photos of Jesse and his family, visit www.
savingjesse.com.
For more information, phone Parkinson at 360-461-5865.
There’s a special message in the fact box at the right from Parkinson about Sunday’s prayers.
