Zach Lawrence, an avowed Ohio State fan, suffered severe brain trauma after a car crash in the eastern European country of Georgia while traveling on business.
Despite wearing his seatbelt, doctors listed his condition as critical and bills quickly surpassed $150,000. His family turned to his extended Buckeye family, and it helped raise over $200,000 to bring him home.
Lawrence is back in the States, convalescing in Columbus under care of world class doctors. Though it will be a long journey back to his pre-crash condition, Lawrence has shown impeccable determination in his rehabilitation, as evidenced by this anecdote reported by Jessica Wehrman of Jessica Wehrman of The Columbus Dispatch:
While recuperating at Dodd Hall Rehabilitation Center at Ohio State University, the Dublin resident was given one button to push for “yes” and another to push for “no.