In Minnesota and across the country, his story blew up. He was all over the news, on the front page of Yahoo. A nonstop stream of family and friends stopped by to see him.
Players from the Minnesota Wild — his hometown team — visited, as did other NHL teams when they stopped by to play against the Wild. His story even reached the upper echelon of hockey legends. Wayne Gretzky called. So did Bobby Orr.
Jeremy Roenick changed his plans to fly to Minnesota. The hockey community is very tightly knit, where everyone knows each other. In turn, Jablonski remained upbeat. Strapped in a halo — a metal ring fixated around his head — he greeted every visitor with a smile, still making sure they were comfortable.
He worried about how the guy who delivered the hit was feeling even though he was the one who was paralyzed the player did visit Jablonski and received his forgiveness. That became contagious. The summer after his injury, Jablonski began setting goals for himself, for his recovery.
His first one? Going back to high school as a junior. That summer, on top of four to five hours of intensive therapy a day for four to five days a week, Jablonski worked to catch up on all the classes he missed — and he did. And Swim With Mike found Jablonski, who learned about the scholarship when the Anaheim Ducks visited him in the hospital.
Today, Jablonski is a sophomore at USC, majoring in communication and minoring in sports media studies. He is one of 12 Swim With Mike scholars at the University. He chose USC after visiting his senior year of high school and falling in love with it. He loved the strong academics USC offered and the chance to live in the media capital of the world as a communication major. He goes to class like everyone else, getting around on a motorized wheelchair on his own.
He can use his pinky finger to send texts, his hands to high-five or shake hands. Still, there are limits the injury places on him: the mundane actions that can turn into challenges, whether it is opening doors, eating on his own, getting dressed or getting ready for bed. Whatever it is — daily, day-to-day living. Jablonski with his fraternity brothers — Photo courtesy of the Jablonski family. Which is why Jablonski is grateful for the support system he has.
His second semester, Jablonski pledged the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity, linking him with brothers to form a friend group and help him get through his days. He just wrapped up his second season interning for the Los Angeles Kings — last year as a public relations intern and this year working for their communications team by hosting a postgame podcast. He is credentialed for every home game, watching from the press box. Jablonski with Roenick. He also dedicates time to his foundation, the Jack Jablonski Bel13ve in Miracles Foundation 13 was his jersey number , a charity set up to support spinal cord injury recovery.
Launched on the one-year anniversary of his injury, the foundation partners with the Mayo Clinic, one of the most reputable hospitals in the country. The money is being spent on research and studies by the Mayo Clinic that Jablonski hopes will one day cure spinal cord injuries. If life were fair, Jack Jablonski would be playing hockey for a Division I program right now. Sometimes, your story is altered for some unknown reason, and how you write the rest is up to you.
You see it in his determination, in his everglowing positivity that began from day one of the injury and is still emanating, bright as ever. You see it in his desire to remain invested in the game of hockey, in his foundation where he is using the fame and media attention to help not just himself, but also everyone affected by spinal cord injury.
Paul, who still has no feeling in her lower body after being checked from behind. As the AP noted, she arrived at the hospital with Jablonski's number painted on her cheek, as the game she was competing in was dedicated to him. An Orange County mom has filed a police complaint after her daughter was left with a concussion from a sucker punch during a youth basketball game.
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