Brock's Medical, Therapy & Travel Expense Fund

Hi, my name is Mindi Person and I am the mom of a Linfield University Football player and would like to share a fundraiser to help cover medical needs, travel expenses and future therapy/recovery expenses for Brock Klosterman.

On Saturday, during the D3 quarterfinal game in Texas, Brock, who is a Linebacker, was injured on a play late in the game. At first, to those of us in the stands, it appeared he might have a concussion and he remained on the sidelines while in obvious discomfort. After the game, the team doctor told his parents, dad Fritz and stepmom Erin, that they should decide if he could travel home on the flight with the team or go to the ER - in his words he could go either way. As parents often know better, and Brock seemed to be deteriorating, they quickly drove him to the nearest ER in Temple, TX.

Upon admitting Brock to the ER, they determined he had multiple internal injuries including contusions to his heart, lungs and kidneys as well as a hemorrhaging adrenal gland. His stats were low, he was not getting enough oxygen with his lungs filling with fluid and his heart rate and blood pressure were extremely low as well. Within a short time, Brock was intubated and headed to the ICU.

In the three days he has been in the ICU, there have been highs and lows. His blood pressure and heart rate have been worrisome, but are finally beginning to improve. However, he has now developed an infection in his lungs and the fluid that had been draining returned. Brock is a fighter and the cardio doctors are pleased with the improvement in his heart and his fever from the infection appears to have broken today. Hopefully, they will move him out of ICU to a regular bed in the hospital in the next day or so.

As any of us can imagine, this has been so stressful for his family and they have incurred so many extra costs already in a hotel room, rental car and then having to rebook flights home when Brock is ready to travel and to bring Brock home as he was supposed to return with the team. It is unknown how expensive medical bills will be, while he does have insurance, we all know how much the things insurance doesn't cover can add up- especially after days in the ICU and considering he will need some therapy when he returns home as well.

I recognize this time of the year is often hard on the household budgets, and if donating to this fund is any strain at all for you - please just send up prayers or thoughts for positive healing for Brock and love to his family. This could have been any one of our kids all the years they have played football and we just want to show that we take care of our own!!

Roll Cats Forever!!!

Mindi