Jim "Bubba" Bay has been a lifelong resident of upstate New York. Before his accident, for 25 years he was part of a successful landscaping business with his brother, John, as well as a sports coach at his local high school. He has also worked for many years at his family's gas station. He has 5 children, Logan and Lauryn and Jon, and sons Robert and James Ulysses in Heaven. Bubba's favorite activity, besides spending time with his family, is metal-detecting.