Dear Friends and Supporters,
Chances are that you know Charlie Cook. He had been living a very active life one that was tragically altered when he suffered a fall on August 4, 2012, shattering his C5 vertebra. Charlie is beloved by many for his wild antics with fire-eating, martial arts, painting, dancing, traveling, and more. He is a talented designer, and had a dream of one day returning to school to study to become a clinical psychologist. Following his accident, Charlie was diagnosed as a C5 quadriplegic. He came home from the hospital in September to live in Winston-Salem with his wonderfully supportive and loving girlfriend Vanessa Boynton.
Many of you have visited Charlie in the hospital or at his apartment on S. Cherry Street, and you know that he is one tough fighter. When the nurses told him to do 10 reps on his lung exerciser, he would do 20. When someone didn’t offer enough resistance for his arm exercises, he would say “again – more resistance!” He was a great favorite with his rehab therapists because he never quit and always had a smile and a joke, despite his pain or fatigue.
Guestbook
August 4, 2017
Hey, Charlie: Bruce Bear and Cindy V are getting married in September. Instead of gifts they request that friends donate to either Doctors without Boarders or to you. I'm putting another check in the mail to honor them and support you.
Bree Kalb
June 12, 2017
Putting a small check in the mail tomorrow. Wishing you well.
Bree Kalb
June 6, 2017
I would like to help more if I could. Here's just a bit to add to the pot.
Rachel from Fiddle & Bow
