Welcome to Jake's Site
Updated on Tues. June 22, 2010
Updated on Tues. June 22, 2010
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Hi and thank you for visiting my website.
My name is Jake Finkbonner. I am 10 years old and live in Ferndale, Wa. Although my face is riddled with scars, I am a normal and healthy boy who enjoys playing basketball, football, baseball, golf and playing chess.
My scars came in 2006 when I was just 5 years old. I was playing basketball for the Boys & Girls club, it was the last game of the season and the last minute of the game. I was running down court with the ball, I stopped in front of the hoop to shoot when I was pushed from behind. I flew forward and hit my mouth on the base of the portable basketball hoop. Lurking on the surface of that base was Strep A, also known as the "flesh eating bacteria". When I hit my mouth, my tooth pierced the inside of my lip and from that small pierce is where the Strep A entered into my body. By the next day I was fighting for my life. I am so thankful to the doctors at Children's Hospital in Seattle that saved my life.
My name is Jake Finkbonner. I am 10 years old and live in Ferndale, Wa. Although my face is riddled with scars, I am a normal and healthy boy who enjoys playing basketball, football, baseball, golf and playing chess.
My scars came in 2006 when I was just 5 years old. I was playing basketball for the Boys & Girls club, it was the last game of the season and the last minute of the game. I was running down court with the ball, I stopped in front of the hoop to shoot when I was pushed from behind. I flew forward and hit my mouth on the base of the portable basketball hoop. Lurking on the surface of that base was Strep A, also known as the "flesh eating bacteria". When I hit my mouth, my tooth pierced the inside of my lip and from that small pierce is where the Strep A entered into my body. By the next day I was fighting for my life. I am so thankful to the doctors at Children's Hospital in Seattle that saved my life.
This is my baseball picture for the 2010 spring season. I had a pretty good year. I had a few good hits, stole a lot of bases, scored some runs and even got hit by the baseball a few times. That wasn't my favorite part, my mom often freaked out when I did get hit, but I did just fine.
This picture was taken after my January surgery so you can see the results of my surgery. My scars are far less visible and my lip is not quite so full on my left side. That was my 28th surgery, it lasted 3 hours, but I pulled through like a champ. My left eye is still a little bit "lazy" but we're working on eye therapy to correct it without surgery. Thank God my mom and dad encourage me to keep up on my eye exercises.
Having a lazy left eye makes it difficult to see the ball when it's coming at me and especially trying to hit the ball. But I do my best and one day my eye will be all better.
This picture was taken after my January surgery so you can see the results of my surgery. My scars are far less visible and my lip is not quite so full on my left side. That was my 28th surgery, it lasted 3 hours, but I pulled through like a champ. My left eye is still a little bit "lazy" but we're working on eye therapy to correct it without surgery. Thank God my mom and dad encourage me to keep up on my eye exercises.
Having a lazy left eye makes it difficult to see the ball when it's coming at me and especially trying to hit the ball. But I do my best and one day my eye will be all better.
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