Stroke Felled Broadcaster
A broadcast personality and industry entrepreneur needs our help. Our colleague was in the forefront of the community as the founder of a national publication dedicated to the industry. He later pursued several independent entrepreneurial ventures, unfortunately to no lasting financial success.
In December of 2006, he suffered a massive stroke resulting in serious brain damage. This once dynamic communicator now contends with short-term memory loss and is at this time critically delusional. Fighting for his life, he has made enough physical improvement to be transferred to a local rehabilitation center, where his present condition is complicated and unstable. Known as a bold risk-taker, he is now in the unfathomable position of being unable to manage his own life.
His health problems are compounded by dire financial need. He is without health insurance, pension or other resources necessary to afford the high-level quality of health care he needs. His children are presently navigating a complicated state health care system in order to identify any support possible. But they will only be able to help their father if we can help them. We have the ability to make a difference in our colleague's quality of life today.
The Broadcasters Foundation of America is there for them.
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This message made possible by the McCormick Foundation Journalism Program.