John Hardy

JOHN NEEDS OUR HELP

To those who know and love John Hardy, at least two things stand out. John is a problem solver and John helps others. Whether it is coaching soccer, participating in his Tufts University and fraternity community, working on fundraisers for community causes, organizing soccer tournaments, teaching C.C.D., serving on the Foxborough Building Commission or countless other volunteer efforts over the years, we all saw John tackling problems and helping others.

One January 8, 2013, John’s world changed in an instant. Skiing with friends on a brilliant winter day, he had an accident and suffered a catastrophic spinal cord injury. He was airlifted to Dartmouth-Hitchcock Hospital for surgery, beginning a long road to recovery with an inpatient stay at Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital and more recently with outpatient work at Partners healthcare in Foxborough and Journey Forward in Canton. He is currently paralyzed from the waist down, uses a wheelchair and relies heavily on his wife and family to get him to his many healthcare and rehab appointments.

Despite the severity of his injury, John maintains his characteristically positive and practical attitude toward his recovery. He has enthusiastically embraced as much rehabilitation and exercise activity as he can fit in his schedule. He has recently returned, through great effort and accommodation, to the job he has loved his entire adult life. We all marvel at his resiliency. As always, John looks at ways to solve life’s problems. And for him, this is just another problem to solve.

To advance his goal of walking again, what is needed is hard work, the right medical and rehabilitation resources, and the resources to pay for them. John is providing the first, John has engaged the second, and John needs our help with the third.

As you can imagine, even with health insurance, John and his family face some significant life-long uninsured medical expenses, including rehabilitation services, therapeutic equipment, automobile adaptation and home modifications. John is committed to remaining a productive part of our community. He has helped us and now he needs our help.

To help offset these uninsured expenses, a fundraising campaign in John’s honor has been established with HelpHOPELive, a nonprofit organization that has assisted the transplant community for 30 years. In 2000, they expanded their mission to include those who have sustained a catastrophic injury. All donations are tax deductible, are held by HelpHOPELive in the Northeast Spinal Cord Injury Fund, and are administered by HelpHOPELive for injury-related expenses only. If you would like to contribute to this fund:

For secure credit card donations:
Call 800.642.8399 or click the “DONATE NOW” button.

On behalf of John Hardy, his family and friends, we thank you for your generosity, support and prayers. Together, we can help John as John has helped others.

Family and Friends of John Hardy