<div>UPDATE ON 4/1/2026:
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<div>Dear Friends and Supporters,
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<div>Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your generosity and kindness in supporting
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<div>Michael’s recovery. Every donation, every message, and every prayer means more than
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<div>words can express.
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<div>On February 12, Michael heard a disturbance outside his Pasadena home in the early
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<div>morning hours. He discovered thieves stealing a catalytic converter from a neighbor’s
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<div>vehicle and — being who he is — stepped in to help. The thieves struck him with their
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<div>getaway vehicle and fled, leaving Michael in the street with catastrophic injuries. A
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<div>neighbor called 911 but had to leave for the airport. Then Michael’s devoted dog Conan
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<div>came outside, found Michael in the street, and stayed with him until Michael somehow got
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<div>to his feet and made it back inside his house. The suspects remain at large.
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<div>Michael suffered a severe traumatic brain injury requiring emergency brain surgery,
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<div>multiple skull fractures, and broken bones in both legs. He is now at a rehabilitation
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<div>hospital receiving four hours of intensive therapy every day to rebuild the skills the injury
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<div>took from him. He is beginning to stand on his broken legs and relearning to speak in full
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<div>sentences.
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<div>Michael’s spirit is remarkable. He puts 200% into every session and makes progress every
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<div>week. His doctors say the first three to six months after a brain injury is the critical window
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<div>when the brain has its greatest ability to heal. Every day of therapy right now determines
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<div>how much function Michael will regain for the rest of his life.
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<div>The difficult truth: Michael’s recovery will require months of specialized rehabilitation
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<div>beyond his current facility. Depending on what facility Michael goes to next, insurance
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<div>may not cover it. Any gap or reduction in therapy during this critical window could
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<div>permanently limit his recovery.
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<div>Michael is 38 years old, a hardworking Union Pacific Railroad employee who was injured
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<div>because he tried to protect his neighbor’s property. If you can contribute, any amount
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<div>makes a difference. If you’re not in a position to give, please share Michael’s story — the
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<div>more people who see it, the greater the chance the individuals who did this are identified
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<div>and held accountable.
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<div>To know Michael Moreno is to know a young man with a full heart who would help
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<div>anyone without hesitation. Now he needs that same generosity returned.
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<div>With deepest gratitude,
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<div>Cindy Barrett
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<div>Michael’s Mother
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Lingyue Chen

Kun Lu

Evelyn Chan

Chris Mikity

Anonymous

Henri Hakim

Yva Szeto

Frank Ledesma

Stephen Fitzsimmons

Janalee Whitacre

Joanne Valverde

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