Fran Rooker

Fran Rooker was not able to save her child, but she helped save mine. In September 1999, 19-year-old Heather lay in a hospital bed ... in a deep and unrelenting coma. The treating neurosurgeon tried to prepare my wife and me to accept that our daughter’s brain injury might require her to spend the rest of her life in a nursing home. But in May 2006, Heather graduated from Hollins University with a B.S. in Psychology. Consumer

Community Health Leaders
2010

Area(s) of Expertise:
Individuals and families/victims of brain injuries

Leader's Biography 2010:
When Fran Rooker’s 11-year-old son Jason died as the result of a brain injury, she channeled her grief into founding The Jason Foundation, which advocates on behalf of people living with brain injury. She later launched Brain Injury Services of Southwest Virginia to provide direct services to help survivors and their families rebuild their lives, as well as facilitated the establishment of a network of educational and support programs throughout the state.

Where this leader can be reached today:
Co-founder and President
The Jason Foundation
PO Box 430
Radford, VA 24143
Phone: 540-633-2225
Fax: 540-633-2258
Email: fran@jasonfoundation.org
website: www.jasonfoundation.org

Co-founder and Board Member
Brain Injury Services of Southwest Virginia
Roanoke, VA
Website: www.bisswva.org