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Friends and family come together to celebrate Jessie Simpson’s 20th birthday
KAMLOOPS — More than a year after suffering severe brain damage after anbaseball bat beating in Brocklehurst, Jessie Simpson, while improving slightly during his long road to recovery, remains in a coma at Royal Inland Hospital.
Simpson has had countless surgeries and there are more to come, but Wednesday marked his 20th birthday, a time to celebrate together in a time of tragedy.
“His mom Sue wanted to celebrate his 20th birthday, and we also felt it was an opportunity to keep his story alive,” said family friend Kathy Desmond. “Many people are under the assumption things are well or he’s on the mend, and the facts are he’s struggling every day.”