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Father-son bond helps son's recovery

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    Incredible journey detailed in new book

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Three years ago Bobby Jackson was in a life threatening motorcycle accident it was so bad -- when medics arrived they did not think that he would survive the ambulance ride.

His father Robert was all the way in Shanghai China on a business trip when he got word.

And flew immediately back to the US and when he arrived Bobby was in a coma that lasted three weeks.

When he woke up his dad.

Dropped everything to make sure his son could fully recover that father and son join us now to share their story in the newly released.

Book look forward a father and son's journey to healing will -- gentleman wanted to you know it is great to see you.

Great to meet you body thank you and great to see you again Bob we should we should just let our viewers know they might recognize you you were on fox -- friends.

Three times.

In the past couple of years but -- you were on talking about the work you've done to help that's you can share of the.

You were in the middle of a personal crisis so to take us back to that day three years ago when -- in China and your wife called.

The Christie called and into the they've been an accident at first we didn't think that it was that -- and then.

Word came in that it was very serious.

We arranged a series of conference calls from -- doctors.

In that one point the doctors said to me by Esther how what she thought was going to happen.

And she said she couldn't tell that she couldn't guarantee that he would live in the fifteen minutes.

Is it that point I -- Both of my Brothers to find the Catholic priests to give -- -- right.

Bobby do you remember the accident.

No I don't know recollection of all what's the first thing that you remember after.

First thing I remember after woods was waking up in the hospital.

And of course shocked that you knew that your life was forever changed absolutely shocked.

Yeah.

Bob.

As a result of all of this you left your high powered job so that you could attend to body.

But even -- this for some hey -- you took on.

A new venture where you wanted to help veterans find jobs after coming back from the battlefield why did you want to do this.

When I left the air force have three years somebody gave me that your option because I was in Vietnam.

As I started to look -- -- job after we knew that Bobby was going to surprise.

I happen to -- to help to military.

Members.

Find jobs.

In from that in the response and one of these parents -- here on FOX & Friends.

The response was incredible and today to -- for has over 14100.

Military members in hundreds of people -- cut jobs because of the coaching that they received from the civilian coaches and it's.

All pro Bono with so free it's beautiful it's called MC for people to fight it -- linked in your body how are you doing -- recovery.

I'm doing really well recoveries -- really really well that a program Spaulding rehabilitation in Boston I'm rolling -- similar to being on the boat in the water.

Three days a week.

In them it's been.

Instrumental in my recovery well I mean it's a beautiful poignant story because you didn't let this potential tragedy.

-- stop -- -- moving forward helping other people on the but you can read all about it -- -- new book written together it's called look.

Forward and again where can people find -- -- they need help finding to the confined to -- -- just look for the military civilian career coaching connection nodded and also all the profits of proceeds from the book sales.

Go to helping -- the turn.

Bob Dickson Bobby Dixon thanks so much for coming back it's great to have you back -- thank you thank you very much racial think you --

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