‘It just hurts me’: Parents speak out after 13-year-old boy suffers brain injury during basketball game
WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - A 13-year-old boy from Wichita is fighting for his life after suffering a brain injury while playing in a local basketball tournament.
On March 30, Shama’ar Jefferson said his head was hurting, and he had blurry vision after playing the first half of his basketball game. Shama’ar ed a concussion test but later collapsed.
“I noticed they had got him up into a chair and he started seizing,” said Shaquela Cornwell, Shama’ar’s mother. “Thank god for one of the parents on our team who’s son goes through this. She jumped into action and helped out.”
Shama’ar was taken to Wesley Children’s Hospital. He went into surgery after doctors found a brain bleed.
“They were able to stop his brain bleed and get everything situated. But, he hasn’t woke up ever since. He’s breathing on his own, but he hasn’t woken up since,” said Cornwell.
Shama’ar’s family decided to go to Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City for a second opinion and hopefully to find the root cause of the injury.
“He’s a spectacular kid and for this to happen, there’s no words to describe the things he’s going through. It just hurts me,” said Cornwell.
If you wish to help Shama’ar and his family, here is a link to the GoFundMe.
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