Sunday, June 19 marked six years since Kamloops man Jessie Simpson was brutally attacked with a metal baseball bat.
JessieB次元官网网址檚 mom Sue Simpson said the shock of learning about the attack has lessened over time but never goes away.
B次元官网网址淎t 4 a.m. the police had called and said that Jessie was in Kamloops hospital having brain surgery,B次元官网网址� Sue said recalling the day of the attack. B次元官网网址淚 didnB次元官网网址檛 find out what had happened until I was at the hospital. The police came and talked to me and told me that Jessie was assaulted and they had the man in custody.B次元官网网址�
Sue said it wasnB次元官网网址檛 until she saw her son that she realized the severity of the attack.
B次元官网网址淚 know that the police officer that was with Jessie had said that [Kristopher Teichrieb] was holding onto JessieB次元官网网址檚 bloody body and telling the police that he had gotten him, which is gross. It was a shock.B次元官网网址�
Jessie spent the next 10-and-a-half months in a coma, but it was never an option for Sue to take him off life support.
B次元官网网址淛essieB次元官网网址檚 young and IB次元官网网址檓 going to wait,B次元官网网址� Sue said is the attitude she took and it was worth it. B次元官网网址淗e woke up a month later.B次元官网网址�
Nearly a year after the attack Jessie woke up and said B次元官网网址榤omB次元官网网址�, a dream come true for Sue.
Through the help of donations and the community, Sue has been able to bring Jessie home on weekends to spend more time together.
Attacker Kristopher Teichrieb, plead guilty to aggravated assault and has been ordered to pay the family $6.9 million. However, Sue said they have yet to see even a dollar.
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As time moves along, she said she will continue to focus on making her home comfortable for Jessie on the weekends, updating their van for easier transportation, and has started writing a book.
B次元官网网址淲eB次元官网网址檝e had over $65,000 raised to help Jessie, help us renovate the house, help us to get the van that we do have,B次元官网网址� Sue said. B次元官网网址淚t seems like every time we go through something someoneB次元官网网址檚 there for us. HeB次元官网网址檚 definitely got some angels out there looking after him and myself. Very thankful.B次元官网网址�
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Jessie turns 25 on July 26, but Sue said the attack has left him in the past. B次元官网网址淚 tell him heB次元官网网址檚 25 and he says B次元官网网址榥o, IB次元官网网址檓 17B次元官网网址�, 17 for the rest of his life, I guess,B次元官网网址� Sue laughed.
The family is still collecting donations to keep up with transportation, equiptment, and care costs. Donations can be made on .
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