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Here's some info directly from Jerry Tubbs, for those who care.


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Posted by Dave Wilson on December 24, 2000 at 08:12:17:

In Reply to: Rather frustrating... posted by Ken Harbart on December 23, 2000 at 20:53:03:

I am truly ashamed of the way people have treated this. I really am troubled by it. Here is the original messsage Jerry sent me. We may not have a raffle, but I hope there is still help for the boy available.

Thanks,
Dave Wilson

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>well to tell ya the truth everything is not ok i sent you a forwarde email
from jerrytubbs1@aol.com that should explain things to you about my little
boy and our situation let me know that you got it please it should explain
it if not let me know and ill fill you in on everything about our situation
but i did want to let you know im a stand up gut people can check that out
on the herpauction i have the highest rating on there for comments from people but i had to sell everything cause i got a little boy that is very
sick and i do paving on parking lots and our bus. is shut down for the winter i have NO money coming in and im asking people for help in our financial need right now my boys been in the hospital this last time for the
past 6 weeks and i didnt get to work because hes been in the PICU unit and
my wife and me stayed with him 24/7 people calles me crazy for not working
at that time but we have noone except for our selves and that has drawn us
closer than ever so please let me know if you get my forwarded email and
please let me know if it explains the situation to you please thanks jerry
tubbs


PLEASE READ ALL THIS BEFOR YOU DELETE IT hi everybody and merry christmas the reason im riting you all is because my
little boy jonathon is very sick again weve been in the hospital several
weeks this time and i have not been able to work and the bills are stacking
up both personal and medical i didnt want to have to rite you guys but im
running out of optionns .......what im asking for is help in any form of
donations you can give whether it be 50 25 10 5 or more or less every dollar
helps and guys ill be honest ill probably never be able to pay you back but i
will be back in the snake biz around july and ill give you a discount or give
you a snake or whatever i can we just relly need alot of finincial help
....so please help with anything you can ...here is a list of my little boys
problems SEVER HYPOXIA ISCHEMIA WITH ENCOCHOLOPATHY......HIS BIDY TEMP IS
92.5 BECAUSE OF THE INJURY AND THAT CAUSE LOW HEART RATE LOW BLOOD PRESSURE
WHICH DOESNT LET A GOOD BLOOD FLOW GO THREW OUT HIS BODY HE IS 90 PERCENT
BRAIN DAMAGE HIS BREATHING IS LIKE 70 BREATHS PER MINUTE WHICH IS WAY HIGH
AND THATS DUE TO A FLOPPY AIRWAY DISK AND STRIDOR AND THAT CAUSES HIM TO USE
ALL HIS CALORIES FOR BREATHING HE IS 31 MONTHS OLD AND HE WEIGHS 7 POUNDS HE
EATS THREW A G-TUBE BECAUSE ANYTHING GOES THREW HIS MOUTH GOES INTO HIS LUNGS
AND CAUSES PHNEMONIA HE DOESNT HAVE A SUCK GAG SWALLOW REFLUX HE HAS CP
WHICH CAUSES SEIZURES HIGH TONE IN HIS LIMBS HE CAN ONLY MOVE THEM IF WE DO
IT FOR HIM HE HAS MENTAL RETARDATION AND VISUAL PROBLEMS AND HE CANT TALK
WALK SIT UP OR HE CANT CRAWL HE CANT FOLLOW OBJECTS HE CANT HOLD OR THINGS
HIS LIFE EXPACTANCY IS 5 YEARS THATS A LIST OF SOME OF HIS PROBLEMS WE JUST
HAD A TALK WITH THE DOCTORS AND THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN A BABY WITH THIS MANY
PROBLEMS THEY HAVE SEEN KIDS WITH A COUPLE OF THE PROBS. BUT NOT ALL OF THEM
WE HAVE BEEN ON SEVERAL DISABILITY CHATS AND ROOMS AND SOME OF THE PEOPLE HAS
KIDS WITH A FEW OF THE PROBLEMS BUT NOT ALL OF THEM OR NOT NEAR ALL OF THEM
AND INCASE YOUR WONDERING HYPOXIA ISCHEMIA MEANS LACK OF O2 TO THE BRAIN AND
THAT WHAT CAUSED ALL THIS AS YOU CAN SEE GUYS MY LITTLE BOYS IS VERY SICK AND
HAS BEEN SINCE BIRTH AND THE REASON IM ASKING FOR YOU ALL TO HELP ME IS WE
DONT HAVE INSURANCE NOONE WILL PIK HIM UP WITH ALL THOSE PROBLEMS AND MY LINE
OF WORK IS PAVING PARKING LOTS AND WE ARE SHUT DOWN TILL SPRING AND IM AT THE
END OF OUR FUNDS AND THE BILLS KEEP COMING IN SO IM ASKING FOR ANY DONATIONS
AT ALL YOU GUYS CAN GIVE OR PRAYERS OR GIFTS OR WHATEVER YOU ALL CAN DO TO
HELP ANY THING AT ALL ANY HELP WOULD BE HELPFUL FO US WE HAVE A LITTLE THING
AT OUR CHURCH SET UP FOR DONATIONS AND GIFTS AND THINGS
........................................... THE ADRESS FOR CHURCH IS ........................................................................ ...PAR

IS CHURCH OF CHRIST // THE TUBBS FAMILY 1923 SOUTH MAIN
STREET
PARIS KENTUCKY 40361 OR YOU CAN SEND IT TO MY HOME
JERRY TUBBS 45 HORSHOE DRIVE PARIS KY 40361 MY PHONE IS 859 987 4222
OR 859 749 7564 AND AS I SAID GUYS ANY THING YOU
CAND SEND WOULD REALLY HELP THANKS YOU AND GOD BLESS JERRY TUBBS SHERRY TUBBS SHANNON TUBBS DESTINY TUBBS JONATHON
TUBBS
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