Barr Family

Beneficiary: 
Cindy and Brad Barr
Alliance, Ohio

Auction Administrator:

Teddy West
 9474 Asbury Rd.
 Mantua, Ohio 44255
 Tel: 330-527-5741
 Fax: 330-527-5779

The executive committee: Teddy West, Sharon Baum, Ashland, Ohio, Arlan Hirshy, Indiana

Details:    

Brad and Cindy Barr, owners of a small commercial dairy in N. E. Ohio, are in need of your help. Late last fall, as Brad was going to work, exiting an expressway ramp, a car came up the off-ramp hitting him head-on. Brad was rushed to a local hospital with a broken neck and numerous other injuries. He broke the same vertebrae that Christopher Reeves broke. His saving grace was he realized his injuries and did not move. Even after the police arrived, he told them he could not open the door.

He was not expected to survive. He was in a coma for 3 days. He has survived and has done miraculously well. At the moment, he can walk with a cane, dragging his right foot, which has no feeling. Recently he's had black-out spells and his left arm has been going numb. His lungs collapsed just this week and had to be reinflated. He went in for an MRI to try and figure out what was going on. Brad's mental outlook is wonderful. He has a great sense of humor.

The reason I'm seeking your help is the man who hit Brad was an illegal alien, who has since been deported to Mexico. He had no insurance. The vehicle he borrowed had no insurance. Brad and Cindy's uninsured motorists insurance has paid the hospital bills thus far. There is no money for anything else. They've used up the little savings they have. They are not eligible for any government assistance. Time is running out on her dairy. Without our help, Cindy will have to disperse the animals she so dearly loves. She was raised in a very involved 4-H family. She's had goats all her life. As she told me, her dream has always been to have a goat dairy. Without your help, she will surely have to sell her beloved friends. Her production has suffered because Brad has to go for therapy 4 or 5 days a week. During those times, she has to work extremely long hours, getting up at 2 A.M. I thought that with our help, they could continue the dairy . The feed costs are what need help the most. This is a very hard working frugal family that has come upon a very difficult time. From the proceeds of this auction, I'm sure she can survive until other funds come in.

Teddy West