mglobe

Thanks for the bump Jason.

Two months later, and Katy is still alive, albeit in the ICU. Al is holding up as well as one could expect, and holds a constant vigil over the situation. And finds the time to write in his blog every day.

The fundraising efforts for the Hayes family has grown over the months, as has the family's needs. If anyone would like to make a contribution, they can do so at the following web page. Scroll down to the bottom of the page for the donation link.

http://katyhayesfund.giving.officelive.com/default.aspx

BlueRiver86

Money sent. I know i'm late but when I saw this the first time around but wasn't really in a position to help. Hope she is doing well!

mglobe

You guys should really read Al's latest post. Katy is up in a wheelchair, and able to talk for the first time in a couple of months.

http://katyupdate.wordpress.com/

mongrelcat

She's out of the ICU
http://katyupdate.wordpress.com/

BlueRiver86

Wonderful news!

MRW

Just saw this- been away. In and bumped.

mglobe

Today's report has Katy out of ICU, and on a rehab floor. Great news.

http://katyupdate.wordpress.com/

mglobe

Today's Houston Chronicle featured a front page article on the Hayes family. I can't find the story on chron.com, but maybe it will appear online later in the day.

Here are a couple of recent pictures from Al's blog. Katy is on the mend, thanks in part to all the contributions from RL. It's not too late to contribute. This family is going to need help for quite some time.





http://katyupdate.wordpress.com/

mglobe

Finally found the Houston Chronicle article online.

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/moms/6997343.html

Riad

Donation sent.

Very sad story.

KJ1

Done via paypal.

mglobe

Recent coverage by ABC http://abcnews.go.com/Health/Parenti...ry?id=10646649

mglobe

For those of you who have been following this, or anyone new to the story, today's news is nothing short of amazing. Katy is out of the hospital, and home in Houston.

http://katyupdate.wordpress.com/2010.../#comment-1645

When this started, doctors were giving her a 5% chance of surviving.

The Hayes family will be needing financial aid for quite some time. The medical bills have to be staggering, Katy can no longer work, and I don't know when Al will be able to return to his work. There are quite a few local fundraising efforts going on. In addition, you can contribute through the following link:

http://katyhayesfund.giving.officelive.com/default.aspx

mongrelcat

http://katyupdate.wordpress.com

weneversleep

Truly inspiring.

However, many of the comments about the article on the Chron website are anything but inspiring. I'm getting sick to my stomach reading some of the comments. I can't believe that these are actual human beings writing this stuff...