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Dear Friends,

We want to first and foremost thank everyone for their incredibly generous donations. We are blown away by the amount of people who have contributed. This ordeal has been exceptionally hard on our family, but we are so grateful to have friends and family like you to help us through.

We also wanted to take a moment to further explain Bob's current situation. As Joe mentioned, Bob requires specialized neurological rehabilitation and, after much research and phone calls, we were able to get him admitted to a renowned facility in Mount Dora.  Unfortunately, our health insurance is not contributing to the cost of treatment, which stands at $1,200 per day, completely out of pocket.  As you can imagine, this exorbitant cost has had a tremendous impact on our family’s financial situation. That said, we have raised the limit of the GoFund Me in an effort to help offset these costs. These types of treatment centers are very rare and we’re confident this facility is the right place for Bob. He is finally receiving the type of specialized rehabilitation needed for someone with a traumatic brain injury and our goal is to keep him there as long as needed to allow him to eventually recover, and assimilate back into his daily life.

Again, we are beyond grateful for every dollar that has been contributed and feel very fortunate to have such a supportive network.

All our love,
Barbara, Cara, and Whitney

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Dear Friends,
I am updating this Go Fund Me account based upon what has happened to our dear friend Bob Donaghy. The background story follows this update, however; I believe everyone should know the seriousness of our friends current situation. Bob has had a number of physical challenges, none the least of which is his traumatic brain injury.  The family has investigated numerous facilities that provide neurological rehabilitation and have appealed to their insurance carrier to provide service despite the facility that appears to have the best program in our area, being out of network.
Many of you know, that while this request may be approved, many of the charges incurred may not be covered under their present policy.
I would ask that you please reach deep to help this family. Bob often reached deep to help all of us as well.
Thank you for your continued spiritual , emotional, physical, and financial support.
Joe and Wendy Clifford

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It seems we have had to do this request for support more recently than we had ever imagined.
Our friend Bob Donaghy fell in the middle of the night, three weeks ago, as a result of a blood pressure issue. He has been diagnosed with a skull fracture and two brain bleeds, as well as, frontal lobe contusions. He was transferred to the rehab unit yesterday, after three weeks in and out of ICU at Florida Hospital. Once in the rehab unit they discovered a blood clot in his leg, which resulted in an emergency surgery to address the clot threat. Traditional methods for treating blood clots could not be used because of Bob's brain bleeds.
Folks have asked how they could help Bob and Barbara.
Many of you know Bob is self employed and I know he hasn't worked in the last almost month, nor do I believe he will working for many months to come. I would like to ask for your help in supporting our friends through this challenging time, both physically and financially.
With love,
Joe and Wendy Clifford
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  • Ginette Schwenn
    • $50 
    • 7 yrs
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Joe Clifford
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Dade City, FL

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