John’s Story

Site created on November 19, 2023

Hello to all of our friends, family, and loved ones. On November 17th John suffered from a severe heart event. He went into cardiac arrest and was airlifted to Abbott Northwestern to receive care from their Heart Hospital's incredible ICU team. We don't have a lot of answers yet and are taking it day by day, but we want to keep all of you updated as best we can. Thank you for all of your love and support while we walk this journey. He's a fighter!

Newest Update

Journal entry by Victoria Harder

The benefit for John on Monday was a HUGE success. Thank you to everyone who was able to come out in support. The outpouring of love was truly incredible. It was John's first time being able to see a lot of his patients and friends and he was overjoyed to get the chance to see so many he adores. 

What an incredible opportunity we had to throw an event in his honor with him in attendance!

Slow and steady wins the race and John just keeps moving forward. He's taking more and more assisted steps every day...even making an omelet or two!

Posts on here will be less frequent moving forward as he is very stable and just focusing on consistent progress and rehabilitation. We will be sure to provide updates on large recovery milestones. 

Thank you all so much for following along and supporting our lovely John! 
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