He is InVINCEble

April 15, 2016

Dear friends and supporters,

Our 3rd Annual Women's Paddle Tournament was a hit! (pun intended) 42 women participated including 7 teams of intermediate players. We had a sunny cold day; perfect for paddle. Vince was excited to greet his supporters but ran into trouble with his handicap van and regretfully missed the luncheon. He passed along his prepared speech where he thanked our Co-Chair Heather Silver and her committee including Cindy Wittstock, Karen Schrenker, Ines Gianetti, ...Alison Kohlmeyer and Ines Gianetti donated their vacation homes for the auction which raised an additional $4300. WOW ladies - thank you so much. Raffle prizes were donated by Andrew Stephanou Salon and Spa in Darien, Amy Shay, Neilson's Garden Center, and Down Under Water Sports in Rowayton and Westport. Two Spray tans were also donated by Zen Bronze in Greenwich and balls were donated at cost by Chris from Gut Reaction.

Many of you were generous and donated additional funds which helped us reach a total of over $10,000. The funds will be dispersed by Help Hope Live and afford Vince 24/7 care in the privacy of his apartment in the Avalon complex in Norwalk. Our goal is to keep him out of a nursing home and have the best quality of care. Insurance only covers four hours a day and assists him in the morning and evening hours when an aid is available. Andrea provides care the remainder of the day and is paid from the funds here at Help Hope Live.

Thank you for your support. We couldn't do this without you.

Sincerely,

The Yackery Family

Vince, Caroline

Christina, Alex, Claire, Erica and Gavin

March 25, 2015

March 23, 2015

Glorious sunny winter day - 60 women rallied to play paddle at four Darien locations and support Help Hope Live in the name of Vince Yackery. Vince joined us for lunch at Weed Beach and enjoyed the company of his harem of friends. We are not alone in this journey to make the most of every day. Eternally grateful to everyone for their hard work and support. xoxo The Yackery Family

June 28, 2014

Check out Dad and Obie supporting the Blue Wave LAX

http://www.darientimes.com/32431/wave-pays-tribute-then-boots-ndwh-in-quarters/?fb_action_ids=10152494951248658&fb_action_types=og.likes&fb_source=aggregation&fb_aggregation_id=288381481237582

June 3, 2014

Dad has been home over three months now and working extremely hard in his physical therapy that he travels to Norwalk Hospitals rehab for. He is still determined to walk again, and swears that he will be getting rid of his power chair one of these days! In the meantime, Rory remains by his bedside keeping him in good company and playing guard dog.

April 1, 2014

To All our friends and supporters,

Many miracles have happened to us since April 29th, 2013. The offering of help in small ways has made a tremendous difference in our lives. A wonderful Aid, named Andrea, was referred to us and she lives with us during the week. She has encouraged Vince to take steps and makes it possible for me to go to work. Dinners are delivered several times a week. This is helpful as you know this takes planning from shopping to cooking - (not my forte`, if you know me well!). Recently, the community has rallied and is stopping by the the house at 6:00 AM to make sure Vince gets moved in in hospital bed and that I can sleep an extra hour or two. I'm so grateful. Thank you … Thank you … Thank you.

With love and appreciation,

Caroline Yackery and family

February 25, 2014

A new article about Vince's challenges and hopes and our wonderfully supportive community. http://darien.dailyvoice.com/neighbors/family-turns-darien-community-support-after-paralyzing-fall

January 18, 2014

Front page again!

http://www.darientimes.com/27745/darien-helps-man-on-road-to-recovery/

January 7, 2014

Thanks to everyone's generosity we were able to surprise my dad with his new handicap accessible van for Christmas! I have never seen such a big smile as he wore that day!

December 12, 2013

Thursday, December 12th 2013

Vince has done his job of patiently resting in a flat position for 6 weeks as recovery from surgery to heal a bed sore! Mission accomplished. Now he will get his training wheels for his new candy purple power chair. Staff at Gaylord Rehab hospital are excellent and very nurturing.

November 7, 2013

Vince is resting comfortably at Gaylord Rehab Hospital in Wallingford, CT. He would love to have visitors! He was told today that his anticipated discharge date is December 20th. We can start singing "I'll be home for Christmas".

October 15, 2013

http://www.crowdrise.com/yackeryspinalcordinjuryfund/fundraiser/georgebianco

Thank you to the Bianco's!!!

October 11, 2013

Thank you all for the generous donations! We have ordered Dad's power wheel chair which should be here within the next few weeks! Photo's to come!!! And as an added bonus, it has a hydraulic feature which can make Dad up to 6feet 2 inches (which he is very excited about!)

September 22, 2013

Darien Times Story

http://http://www.dariennewsonline.com/news/article/Fundraiser-planned-for-former-Darienite-4826939.php

September 22, 2013

Norwalk Hour Story

http://http://www.norwalkcitizenonline.com/news/article/Walkathon-to-aid-Rowayton-man-4826944.php#src=fb

September 22, 2013

Darien Times Story

http://http://www.darientimes.com/tag/vince-yackery/

September 4, 2013

Homecoming

Vince is home! After nearly 4 long months he was very eager to get back to his family and some sense of normalcy. In our attempts to accomplish this we have built him a semi-private room downstairs (which he swears is only temporary until he can get himself upstairs). He is quite cozy with Rory keeping him company. We are still working on getting a handicap accessible vehicle and more in home help, but are encouraged and motivated to do so!

A special thanks to all of our friends, family, and neighbors that have shown up and blessed us with their love and support. We couldn't have made it this far without you all!