Jesse Ramirez was in a roll-over car wreck in October, 2007 when the SUV hit a pottery market, ejecting him from the car.
Jesse broke his neck and back. He suffered major head trauma and was in a coma. He also lost his eyesight.
"When I first went in to meet him he was laying on the bed," said Joe Matrishion, Ramirez's roommate and caretaker. "He was so weak. He could not shake my hand. His eyes were stitched shut, because they were bulging out of their sockets."
Ramirez has no vision in his right eye and a sliver of sight in his left eye.
"He sees just shapes and shadows," Matrishion said. "He'll see the edge of a door. A lot of times when he goes into the bedroom, he'll hit the door frame, because he can't see it."
In November, Matrishion heard of new technology called eSight, high definition glasses that have cameras display real time video. It helps patients that are considered legally blind see again. Matrishion took Ramirez to try them on.
"He looked at me and he saw my face for the first time and I couldn't believe he saw my face," Matrishion said. "I thought he was kidding with me. So they turned him around, and there was a poster. He was able to read that poster."
The only thing standing in Ramirez's way is the cost of eSight glasses. They are $15,000 each.
"He really deserves to get those glasses," Matrishion said. "I mean if anybody should get them, he should get them."
If you would like to help out, there is a GoFundMe account, "Help Jesse See!" The account has raised a fifth of the funds.
