Andrew Ouellette

As most of you know, Andrew was in a tragic diving accident in Cabo San Lucas on July 3rd resulting in a C5, C6 spinal cord injury. He had recently graduated from East High School and was planning on attending Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in September. Instead, Andrew is now spending the summer battling his way back to health and independence at Craig Hospital in Denver. He is doing everything in his power to get stronger every day with his loving family, Tom, Clare, and Erik along with his girlfriend, Toni, by his side. We all know him as an intelligent, bright, positive, athletic, artistic, musical and kind young man who will make the most of his time in rehab at Craig.

Tom, Clare, Erik and Andrew are givers, not receivers. We know this because so many of us have spent multiple Thanksgivings or Christmas Eves’ at their home, even bringing along our mothers, mothers-in-law and that third cousin from Okoboji. Over the years, scores of boys from East HS made the daily lunch trek to the Ouellette home with Erik and Andrew to raid the cabinets and refrigerator at lunch — the larders were restocked every day! Yes, Andrew and his family are some of the most generous and loving people you will ever meet. Many of us are now looking for a way to help sweet Andrew so that he can soon return to his active lifestyle and to his family and community that miss his bright smile.

Unfortunately, even with insurance the family will face many uninsured injury-related expenses such as: co-pays and deductibles, home modifications, rehab therapy, specialized durable equipment and at some point, an accessible vehicle. Home modifications are in progress so that Andrew can return home to his family and Cosmo as he continues his long road to recovery.

To help with the financial burden of Andrew’s uninsured expenses, a fundraising campaign in his honor has been established with Help Hope Live, a trusted nonprofit organization that has been providing community-based fundraising guidance to patients and their families for more than 30 years. All donations are tax deductible to the full extent allowed by law, are held by Help Hope Live in the Midwest/West Spinal Cord Injury Fund, and are administered by Help Hope Live for injury-related expenses only. Please consider making a contribution today and click the DONATE NOW button.

Thank you in advance for your support and generosity and for keeping Andrew and his family in your thoughts and prayers.

Tammy Chamberlain
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303.596.3045

Dina Clark
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303.552.7893