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Help Our Betsy

Help Betsy continue her miraculous recovery from a stroke that happened right after her family lost their health insurance.

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Help Our Betsy

Help Our Betsy

Help Our Betsy

Help Our Betsy

Help Our Betsy

Help Betsy continue her miraculous recovery from a stroke that happened right after her family lost their health insurance.

Help Betsy continue her miraculous recovery from a stroke that happened right after her family lost their health insurance.

Help Betsy continue her miraculous recovery from a stroke that happened right after her family lost their health insurance.

Help Betsy continue her miraculous recovery from a stroke that happened right after her family lost their health insurance.

Team Betsy
Team Betsy
Team Betsy
Team Betsy
1 Campaign |
Newnan, United States
$5,420 USD 31 backers
38% of $14,000 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal

Who are these nice people?

This is Betsy Cunningham and her grandbaby, J.W.

Betsy and Harold Cunningham are just the greatest people.  Everything for them is about their family and their community--Harold fought for our country in Vietnam, they rescue abandoned and abused animals, they've volunteered in their church community--they have given and given and given to all of us who know them.

Betsy's totally devoted to her family.  The only reason she went back to work was to pay for their health insurance, and even then she made sure she left for work after the kids got off to school, and she got home just in time to meet the bus.  Just this past January, the money coming in couldn't offset the premium anymore--they had to let the coverage lapse.

What happened to them?

Several weeks ago, Betsy had a stroke.  The doctors say she's a miracle, because with a blood clot the size of an egg invading the right side of her brain, she should be paralyzed and without speech, and yet she is neither.  In fact, with physical therapy and some critical medicines, Betsy should make a great recovery.

The bills, though...they are coming in fast.  Harold is doing everything he can to balance what's coming in with what has to go out to pay for Betsy's neurologist and time in the hospital, but he and Betsy need help.

It was hard for him to say yes to assistance--Harold's a really independent guy who's a great provider--but sometimes in life the most courageous thing you can do is let the people who love you do just a little to get you through a hard time.  And just a little from all the people who love this family will make a huge difference for them.

What you can do ...

Any contribution will help.  They've already been through the emergency room and multiple MRI's.  There have been several follow up trips to the neurologist.  Betsy's going to need physical therapy visits and speech therapy specialists for some time to come. 

Everything goes directly to Betsy and Harold.  We're asking for $14,000, though Betsy's expenses will almost certainly go far beyond that.  Again, they know they need some grace to help with these astronomical bills, but they don't want to accept more than they'll need.

Other Ways You Can Help

Any way you can get the word out will help...facebook, email, calls to friends and neighbors.  Many hands make light work, and just a few dollars from a whole lot of people can make all the difference to this hardworking family.  Also, please keep Betsy in your thoughts and prayers...send her lots of good healing energy.  It really works.

Please help our Betsy.  She's done so much for everyone else!

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