On the night of August 4, 2004 in New York City, Jason Crigler prepared to play a concert just as he had done hundreds of times before. With a promising music career playing with the likes of Norah Jones and Marshall Crenshaw, his dreams were just beginning to be realized. In an instant that all changed.
While on stage playing in front of a sold out club, Jason felt that something was wrong. He stumbled off the stage toward his wife Monica, eventually outside, and then into an ambulance. This was the last thing Jason would remember for a year a half.
Jason was taken to a New York area hospital where he would stay for six months. He had suffered a traumatic brain injury as a result of an Arterio-Venous Malformation (AVM). The AVM was so severe that it left Jason in a vegetative state. With his wife Monica two months pregnant at the time, and as his family gathered at his side an uncertain future lie ahead.
After six months in an acute care setting, Jason was transferred to Spaulding.
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