Monday, August 18, 2008

Benefit Dinner

Al Horne and Scott Powers organized a benefit dinner for Terry and asked us to post it on the blog. I put all the details on the right side of this page, right below his picture (so it will stay on top). Dana and Terry are blown away by all the thoughtfulness, friendship, and support. My brother is truly blessed to have such a wonderful group of friends. If you have any questions about the benefit, call Scott or Al. I posted their phone numbers. From what I understand, you simply call one of them to RSVP for the dinner. However, if you have any questions, you can post them on the blog and I will do my best to get you an answer.
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4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Michelle, Evan, Ethan and I will be there! Count us in! :)

HeeHee

Kooz!

August 18, 2008 at 7:38 AM
Anonymous said...

Is anyone setting up a bank account to accept donations? I work with Diane (Dana's mom) and we were talking today. A couple of us girls at work thought it would be nice if a few of the news channels got wind of it and put out information for if people wanted to donate. Is this something you guys would be interested in? If so, we will try to get information on how to go about it.. Let us know..

So glad Terry is still moving in the right direction.. :)

Dena & Renee
TRW Automotive

August 18, 2008 at 9:55 AM
Anonymous said...

It's Dena again. I am on the Employee Activities Committee here at TRW and we were able to delay the current charity for our "charity jeans day.. $5+ donation and wear jeans on Friday". Has a fund been set up?!? TRW needs a fund to make payment to.. We usually range anywhere from $500 - $1500 in our Jeans Day collections.

Please email me at dena.jacques@trw.com.

Dena

P.S. We are looking up information just incase you haven't set up a fund yet, on how you would do that as a non-profit status (tax free). Other donations could also go into this fund as well.

August 18, 2008 at 3:26 PM
Anonymous said...

Guess Who? Dena again! Well, we had a bit of an issue with offering up a Jeans Day for a private cause.. Apparently others in our company have asked for this, and they were turned down - unbeknownst to some of us on the committee. We are still collecting donations, however, but not in the organized fashion of a "jeans day".. so there is no need for a fund at this point.. :)

Dena

August 18, 2008 at 4:00 PM

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What Happened?

On Saturday, August 2, at approximately 11:30 a.m. Terry McDowell was involved in a head-on collision on Ormond Road in White Lake Township, MI.

An unknown young-adult fell asleep at the wheel, crossed over into the opposite lane, and struck Terry's van head-on. Police are still investigating.

Paramedics rushed Terry via helicopter to Beaumont Medical Center's Trauma Unit. He is in stable, but critical, condition and is currently in the Intensive Care Unit.

From what we know, there is no damage to the spinal cord or brain. He will undergo more X-rays and scans today to determine if there are further injuries. His injuries, as of Sunday, Aug 3 at 10:00 a.m. include:
> Broken right femur
> A compound fracture in his left femur
> A broken tibia
> A shattered ankle
> Slight cut to his liver
> Dissected aorta
> Fractured pelvis
> Unknown back injury
> Three broken ribs

Terry underwent 11 hours of surgery on Saturday evening. The first surgery was cardiac surgery to repair the damage to his torn, or dissected, aorta. They performed non-invasive heart surgery and used a stent to repair the aorta. The surgery was completed without complications.

The second surgery was orthopedic surgery to repair his broken bones. He came out of surgery strong, but remains in critical condition due to the complications that could arise from heart surgery and a compound fracture of the Femur.

He is expected to remain in the ICU for at least 48 hours.