Hi,

My name is Natalie Morrell and I am married to Blaine Morrell's son, Randy. Blaine lives in Michigan with his wife Sue and even though he is 76 years old, he still works 40 hours a week because he "can't sit still". Blaine came to the Central Coast to visit Randy and I on the 15th of this month. When he arrived, it was clear that he was struggling and getting tired easily.. After two days with us he began to run a fever and after a rapid test, we discovered that Blaine was Covid positive. Blaine, Randy and I are all vaccinated, but that didn't stop it from making us all sick. After a week of caring for Blaine at home, it was clear that he was in an emergency situation. Blaine has been in the hospital since Sunday where he has continued to need more and more oxygen to combat the Covid pneumonia in his lungs . As of today, he is fighting like hell to stay off of a ventilator and he is at maximum oxygen. He has received an experimental drug and we are all praying that it begins to work. We need all of the positive thoughts we can get but also, it's clear that this will be a long journey for Blaine. He will likely not be able to work for a long time, if at all, and he will have medical bills that won't be covered by his insurance. For anyone who wants to help, please consider donating some cash to Blaine and Sue to help rebuild their lives after Blaine gets through this. We love Blaine and so many of you do too. Let's give him some hope knowing that his health can be his top priority and we can help with the bills. Thank you all for your support.

With gratitude,

Randy and Natalie Morrell