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As many of you know one of my employees’ daughter, Taylor, suffered a severe spinal cord injury on January the 13th of this year in a sledding accident. She has since been diagnosed with Paraplegia.
The doctors are not giving her a very good prognosis at this time. Her family is currently expecting another 6-8 weeks of “in hospital” therapy and months of outpatient therapy.
This page is my attempt to help make this time in their family’s life easier. Taylor is going to turn 14 this Saturday the 29th and she will be doing so from a hospital room.
Will you be willing to help make this time easier for Taylor and her family? Will you consider making a small donation so we can purchase some things to help her pass the time?
Johnny is more than an employee to me and my family. He is also my friend.
He has been a partner with me through all the ups and downs of my business. His dedication and hard work has never wavered during this economic downturn. If anyone has shown their faith in me it has been Johnny. He has been one of the most encouraging people in my life over the last 10 years.
Will you help me to make this time easier on him by donating to this cause? It’s our goal with these donations to purchase some things for Taylor that will really help her. She is going to need a custom wheel chair as well as home modifications.
We would like to purchase a DSi for her as well as some games. If enough donations come in we would even like to get her some kind of a starter laptop to help her with her school work and just some entertainment time.
Please consider making a small donation on her behalf?
Taylor Hartwig Fund
c/o Johnny Hartwig (pay to the order of)
PO Box 269
Oak Grove MO 64075
Bless you for putting her story out there James! Praying for her and her family.
Thank you Libby and thanks for helping to spread this page for me!
Good post James. I’ll continue praying for Taylor and her family and friends.
Thanks Wayne and thanks for the RT on the update!
Thanks for what you are doing for Taylor and her family!
Thanks, Lisa!
sorry i don’t know her but I’ve herd the sadness that’s happened and i would love to donate but i have no money at all or i would donate … I’m very sorry
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Hi,
Just wanted to Thank You for putting this together. Johnny and I were childhood friends and this has deeply saddened our family. We wanted to do something but didn’t really know how to go about doing it! Our prayers are with the Hartwig family and I hope our donation helps Taylor get everything in your plans!
Thanks again for posting.
Joyce, Jan, and Millie
Joyce, thank you for being such an important part of this effort. We are going to be able to give Taylor a great birthday thanks to all the donations that have been given from all over Facebook and Twitter!
What a wonderful job in putting this together, James. Let Johnny know that we send our thoughts and prayers to Taylor and his family, too.
Greg and Wanda
James, I am Johnny’s Sister and Taylor’s Aunt. I cant thank you enough for putting this together nor can I express how moved Johnny was by it. I see so much of Johnny’s courage and spirit in Taylor. This little girls smile never fades no matter what the Dr’s tell her. We will be putting together Dart and Shuffleboard tournaments along with other events to try and help. On behalf of the Hartwig Family: “Everyone’s Thought’s, Prayers and/or Donations are so very much appreciated. God Bless you all”
Kelly
Gregg, I’ll pass your note on to Johnny. He will appreciate getting to hear from you!
Kelly, thanks for coming by and letting everyone know how much you appreciate the help!
I’m excited to help give Taylor an awesome birthday! I have a big surprise on its way for her!
James, I do too.. I hope it’s not the same surprise lol
I hope not too!
I sent you an email.
James,
We’re still praying for Taylor. I hope that she has an awesome birthday! I’ll pass the site on again. Tell her to keep smiling!
Ryan
Thanks for helping get it out there for us. I really appreciate it!
You’re welcome, James! I wish that I could help more! I know that it’s got to be hard for her parents! It’s amazing how strong kids can be sometimes! Those of us who are older can be the real crybabies.
Haha, how true that is!
lol we’re safe. I sent you an email back
Ok so I am trying to donate and it keeps telling me to enter a number greater than 0 and I am entering 20.00 and it will not let me do it. So maybe I just give it to you on church Sunday. Also, maybe we could help build her a ramp!
We are having a benefit spaghetti dinner with the proceeds to go to the Hartwig family. February 19, 2011 at the Odessa Comminty Center serving from 6-9 pm. Sponsored by Crosssties Cowboy Church and Cowboys for a Cure. we are asking for a $7 donation at the door. Anyone who wants to donate door prizes or items for a raffle please contact us at cowboysforacure@centurylink.net or Wendy at 816-263-0694 or charlie at 816-230-6258. Groups wishing to help please contact me.
Hmmm, I hope others aren’t having this problem!
Did you put in the $ sign? You don’t need to.
We can do it Sunday. That way paypal can’t take their fee.
We can talk about the ramp and see what we can do!
Thank you Wendy!
I’ll get this info on my facebook page. I’ve got a couple of facebook friends who have a lot of Odessa contacts so we will get the word out!
When you decide about the ramp, please let me know also as I will call the cowboys and get some man power and tools to help.
thank you I have sent an e mail to the school super hoping they will help also get the word out, you have any contacts with the newspaper? I want to make this big!!!!!
Will do, thanks!
I do, actually.
I’ll stop by Focus On Oak Grove tomorrow if I remember and see if they will do a write up.
I got a call from the Examiner today and sent them on to Johnny. Maybe we can ask them.
awesome, call me if you need anymore info. thank you so much. I have worked with Shelley for the last 5 years and feel this is the least I can do.
My prayers go out to Taylor and her family! Happy Birthday Taylor! We’re thinking about you & praying for you.
Wendy, feel free to post updates on our facebook page. It has grown by almost 20 people since putting this page up. I’m pretty sure that many of them joined because of what we are trying to do because of Taylor.
http://facebook.com/bluecollarradionetwork
James – working on a fundraiser dance at the Middle School to benefit Taylor and her family. Dance will be on February 11th at OGMS from 2:45 to 4:45. Please contact me soon – we need to collaborate on a few things
Thanks!
Stephanie Bueneman
sbueneman@oakgrove.k12.mo.us
That’s awesome!
I got your email. I will contact you right away!
I’ve tried to email you a couple of times and it keeps bouncing back to me. Try to email me with a different address or just call the land line tomorrow. I’ll have it forwarded to my mobile.
If I can’t answer I’ll call back right away!
James Hello, my name is Julie Coram and I work for the focus, we called the Hartwig family and would love to do a write up about this.
Please contact us at 690-7219 Thanks
I remember hearing about this on the news, but never knew what happened. Taylor’s Kindergarten teacher just told me about this site. I have a 13 year old daughter and can’t imagine what this family is going through. Please know they’re in my prayers!
I know Taylor through Faith Community Church in OG. She is such a bright girl. My prayers go out to Taylor and her family.
We have an electric wheelchair that needs a battery. It’s barely used and was a $4000 wheelchair 2 1/2 years ago. I would love to give it to you even if Taylor needs it just temporarily. Turns on a dime with all the bells and whistles.
Taylor, I’ve read this story on Kansas City Star online news for a few days, just following it. I grew up in Prairie Village, and am now in Springfield, MO. Please accept my donation for anything that you or your family will need that I just made through this site. I have no connection to you at all, just someone that wants to help you out from not too far away. Hang in there and be strong.
Best Wishes,
Amy H.
Amy, thank you for being such an important part of Taylor’s story.
Taylor website now on line … http://taylorhartwig.com
Johnny’s neighbors, Chad and Amanda, have asked me to help by providing tax preparation services. Shelly & Johnny, I am the owner of L & R Tax Preparations I Would be honored if you allowed us to help out. I am offering my services along with my staff to help you in any way we can. Please give us a call. 816-425-5506 or email me directly at bruce@lrtaxprep.com. For a complete list of our services please visit our web sit at http://www.lrtaxprep.com
Bruce, I will make sure the the Hartwigs get your info!
Please be sure to let them know that their friend/neighbors Chad and Amanda first told of their situation.
Thanks for passing this on.
Absolutely will do!
I want to help with the fundraiser for Taylor at OGMS. Please let me know what I can do to help with the dance in any way. I was so excited that Channel 4 was at the basketball team’s last home game. I’m not sure who took the poster that the team made, but I know it will make T smile. I hope Taylor and her family know how much we are praying for her and how much we miss her. Sincerely, Coach Griffin
Please contact Charlie Giles 230-6258 ~ about Cowboys For A Cure ~Feb. 19th fund raiser dinner @ Odessa Community Center
Debbie, thank you for that note. As we get closer to her discharge date and the needs of the family get clearer we will reference your message.
Wow, this is awesome to watch that number grow. Thanks for doing this James. You rock!