Emergency leave granted to soldier with husband in coma

Soldier's emergency leave ends while husband remains in coma
KXTV
Gabriel Roxas
April 23, 2014

SACRAMENTO - When a head injury on the football field left Sacramento Wildcats player D'Ondre Ransom in a coma earlier this month, the toll on his family was overwhelming. His wife, who is on active duty in the Army, brought some relief when she returned to the family on emergency leave.

But Tuesday the family faced a painful goodbye.

Army Specialist Jessica Ransom said going back to her base in Georgia with so much left uncertain is one of the many sacrifices she has to make as a soldier.

"You would think he would be safe. You'd think he'd be fine back home," Jessica Ransom said as she prepared to board her plane at Sacramento International Airport.

D'Ondre Ransom was injured during a game with the semi-pro Wildcats April 5 in Santa Rosa. His mother said he fell down after he was hit. He got back up, fell again and then stopped breathing.

Families fear that phone call about their loved ones away at war, but soldiers know that same dread all too well.
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