Journal entry by Ann Stodola —
Message from the Stodola Family:
We want to send out a huge THANK YOU to everyone for your concern, support, love, prayers and generosity as our family was going through Vincent's accident and hospitalization. It has been about a week and a half since Vincent arrived home and he is so happy to be sleeping in his own bed. He has been making great progress toward recovery every day since! In the next few weeks, he has follow up appointments and evaluations to check his progress and hopefully get clearance to get back to school. He is also looking forward to spending time with friends and getting back to the sports he loves.
The generosity from friends, family and the extended community was beyond amazing. His Uncle Donavan worked hard to have a brand new mountain bike in the garage when he got home. Vincent was so surprised and happy he couldn't stop smiling! Also, his friend Eli set up a Go Fund Me account to get Vincent a pair of Nike SB Dunk Strangelove shoes. The boys are sneakerheads and these shoes are over the top cool! They reached their goal with amazing support and Eli and three close friends came over with a box of other surprise items and the shoes at the bottom. Vincent could hardly believe it! The thoughtfulness and care from everyone was remarkable and has boosted his spirits greatly.
We can't thank you all enough for your support of our family as we navigated this most challenging time.
Matt, Lyndsey, Vincent and Gwendolyn
Message from Vincent:
Thank you so much for the support after the accident. I'm very grateful for everything you've done to help me and my transition home. I can't wait until I'm able to get back to spending time with my friends and riding the trails!
We want to send out a huge THANK YOU to everyone for your concern, support, love, prayers and generosity as our family was going through Vincent's accident and hospitalization. It has been about a week and a half since Vincent arrived home and he is so happy to be sleeping in his own bed. He has been making great progress toward recovery every day since! In the next few weeks, he has follow up appointments and evaluations to check his progress and hopefully get clearance to get back to school. He is also looking forward to spending time with friends and getting back to the sports he loves.
The generosity from friends, family and the extended community was beyond amazing. His Uncle Donavan worked hard to have a brand new mountain bike in the garage when he got home. Vincent was so surprised and happy he couldn't stop smiling! Also, his friend Eli set up a Go Fund Me account to get Vincent a pair of Nike SB Dunk Strangelove shoes. The boys are sneakerheads and these shoes are over the top cool! They reached their goal with amazing support and Eli and three close friends came over with a box of other surprise items and the shoes at the bottom. Vincent could hardly believe it! The thoughtfulness and care from everyone was remarkable and has boosted his spirits greatly.
We can't thank you all enough for your support of our family as we navigated this most challenging time.
Matt, Lyndsey, Vincent and Gwendolyn
Message from Vincent:
Thank you so much for the support after the accident. I'm very grateful for everything you've done to help me and my transition home. I can't wait until I'm able to get back to spending time with my friends and riding the trails!
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