Greg Snyder

Dear Family and Friends,

We are writing to you on behalf of Gregory Snyder. As you may have already learned, Greg suffered a tragic and life-changing accident while hiking on June 17, 2013 – his vertebral fractures and spinal cord injury required two fusions and a lengthy ICU stay. He is now undergoing inpatient rehabilitation—learning to adjust to life as a T9 paraplegic—to become independent.

This tragic accident has had many impacts on Greg’s life, both immediate and long-term. As many of you know, Greg is a fourth year medical student at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. He has excelled as a medical student and aspires to become an Emergency Medicine or Neuro-critical care physician.

Greg’s injury has forced him to take this year to recover before finishing medical school. Those who know Greg well, or even in passing, know that he will meet this challenge in his usual fearless and determined manner. We know a bright future awaits Greg, despite these circumstances.

Greg’s family and friends have enveloped him in support during this difficult time; however, we want to do more. We anticipate significant financial costs to Greg and his family as time passes – co-pays for inpatient treatment; medical equipment that will allow Greg to both practice medicine and return to being an independent, active man; urgent home modifications to accommodate Greg’s new limitations.

A fundraising campaign has been established in Greg’s honor with HelpHOPELive, a nonprofit organization that has been assisting the spinal cord injury community for close to 15 years. All contributions are tax-deductible, held by HelpHOPELive in the Mid-Atlantic Spinal Cord Injury Fund for medical-related expenses during Greg’s lifetime.

Please consider donating to the cause of helping Greg become strong again, so that he can get back to achieving his dreams and make the world a better place for us all.Thank you for your love and support.

Sincerely,
Greg’s friends & family