We received a request in our inbox a few days ago, making us aware of a Softball coach in Texas.  This is what it said.

“Garland Turner came down with the flu (not H1n1) a couple of weeks ago that progressed into pneumonia and led to ARDS (acute respiratory distress syndrome) that resulted in him being placed in ICU at Georgetown hospital on February 20. ARDS is often fatal and Garland is still in critical condition but is stable at this time. He has improved over the past few days but improvement is measured on a small scale and he will remain hospitalized for quite some time. Recovery time at this stage in the game is merely a guessing game. Dr’s have suspected 7-8 weeks once he is out of ICU. Garland and his family have had the misfortune of the down turn in the economy like many others have had. Garland is employed but has not worked with his present employer long enough to accumulate any sick leave or vacation time to cash in. Along with some mounting medical bills and living expenses that don’t go away, the Turner family could really use everyone’s help. He has always helped the girls to throw strikes, now we need you to throw a strike for Garland.”

We were able to send his wife and daughters gift cards to go on a shopping spree to Austin.  In times like these often the last thing on the minds of family members is to remember to take care of themselves, so we wanted to help them.  We hope they have a great time shopping and creating memories together even during this difficult time for their family!