Sunday, March 28, 2010
Josie Ratley Update - 3/28/10
Josie is not doing well. She has been running a high fever recently. Doctors were actually beginning the process of weening her off the coma inducing drugs, now they have reversed that and she now still remains in a fully medically induced coma. The family is beside themselves. They were so hopeful that she would have woken up by now. This is truly going to be a marathon event.
I urge all of you to please continue your support of Josie and her family. They need it more now than ever. Financial donations can be made via the Gordon & Doner website at www.fortheinjured.com.
Should you have any questions, please contact me directly at AWerner@fortheinjured.com.
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Josie Ratley Update 3/25/10
Josie is still in a coma. Doctors are optimistic that she will wake up but they do feel that there has been left side brain damage that could affect the right side of her body; arm, hand, speech, etc.
People have taken to facebook in support of Josie. You can visit the following sites to show your support:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?v=wall&ref=mf&gid=106527412702007
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Keep-Josie-in-your-prayers/366545054425?ref=mf
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Josiethat-guy-will-get-what-he-deserves-for-hurting-youPRAY-FOR-JOSIE-3/374538801967?ref=search&sid=18703265.2707590868..1
If you would like to donate to Josie's medical care, you can do so through our website: www.fortheinjured.com.
Thank you all for your help and prayers.
People have taken to facebook in support of Josie. You can visit the following sites to show your support:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?v=wall&ref=mf&gid=106527412702007
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Keep-Josie-in-your-prayers/366545054425?ref=mf
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Josiethat-guy-will-get-what-he-deserves-for-hurting-youPRAY-FOR-JOSIE-3/374538801967?ref=search&sid=18703265.2707590868..1
If you would like to donate to Josie's medical care, you can do so through our website: www.fortheinjured.com.
Thank you all for your help and prayers.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Josie Lou Ratley Donations
Thank you for everyone's support and prayers for Josie Lou Ratley and her family. If you would like to make a donation please visit: http://www.fortheinjured.com/josie_lou_ratley_info.asp
Sunday, March 21, 2010
JOSIE LOU RATLEY
JOSIE LOU RATLEY
Press Conference - 3/19/10 12:30 p.m.
Broward General Medical Center, Auditorium A
On Wednesday morning, 15 year old Josie Ratley kissed her mom goodbye and left for school. She spent the day at Deerfield Beach Middle School where she attends the 8th grade. The school bell rang at 2:40pm and JoJo went to the area on school grounds where she was to get on her school bus to go home. She never made it home.
Instead, tonight she is a patient at Broward General Medical Center in the PICU, in an induced coma; part of her skull has been removed to allow the swelling on her brain to go down and she is black and blue all over her body from the attack that took place Wednesday on school grounds, allegedly at the hands and feet of Wayne Treacy.
JoJo's mom is numb. She has not slept in the past 48 hours and no words can express the emotional trauma she and her family are going through right now. The mother told me, “My baby should be home with me right now.” “Instead she is fighting for her life in a hospital bed.” Josie is a sweet and loving girl who has an amazing talent for art.
Josie's family's message to the community is that, if you are home tonight watching this at your dinner table with your own family, that you do two things. Please say a prayer for Josie. And please have an age appropriate discussion with your children about what happened to Josie. Speak to your children tonight. Communicate with them.
The family does want to thank the BSO for their hard work and quick arrest of Wayne Treacy and the SAO and ASA Maria Schneider for their work in court, as well as to thank the community for its outpouring of support, prayers, and good wishes. They do ask the media to respect their privacy during this tremendously difficult time. The family has no private health insurance. Those that have expressed a desire to assist the family financially for the medical care of Josie can do so through a directed trust account that has been set up at Wachovia Bank in c/o the Law Office of Gordon & Doner for the benefit of Josie Lou Ratley. Wachovia Bank is located at 2989 PGA Blvd, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410.
Press Conference - 3/19/10 12:30 p.m.
Broward General Medical Center, Auditorium A
On Wednesday morning, 15 year old Josie Ratley kissed her mom goodbye and left for school. She spent the day at Deerfield Beach Middle School where she attends the 8th grade. The school bell rang at 2:40pm and JoJo went to the area on school grounds where she was to get on her school bus to go home. She never made it home.
Instead, tonight she is a patient at Broward General Medical Center in the PICU, in an induced coma; part of her skull has been removed to allow the swelling on her brain to go down and she is black and blue all over her body from the attack that took place Wednesday on school grounds, allegedly at the hands and feet of Wayne Treacy.
JoJo's mom is numb. She has not slept in the past 48 hours and no words can express the emotional trauma she and her family are going through right now. The mother told me, “My baby should be home with me right now.” “Instead she is fighting for her life in a hospital bed.” Josie is a sweet and loving girl who has an amazing talent for art.
Josie's family's message to the community is that, if you are home tonight watching this at your dinner table with your own family, that you do two things. Please say a prayer for Josie. And please have an age appropriate discussion with your children about what happened to Josie. Speak to your children tonight. Communicate with them.
The family does want to thank the BSO for their hard work and quick arrest of Wayne Treacy and the SAO and ASA Maria Schneider for their work in court, as well as to thank the community for its outpouring of support, prayers, and good wishes. They do ask the media to respect their privacy during this tremendously difficult time. The family has no private health insurance. Those that have expressed a desire to assist the family financially for the medical care of Josie can do so through a directed trust account that has been set up at Wachovia Bank in c/o the Law Office of Gordon & Doner for the benefit of Josie Lou Ratley. Wachovia Bank is located at 2989 PGA Blvd, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Bike Week
As I am sure most bike enthusiasts know, Bike Week just concluded in Daytona Beach. In light of this, I thought it would be a good time to share some sobering statistics with you.
In Florida last year, approximately two (2) motorcyclists were killed EVERY DAY and another twenty three (23) injured. By the end of the year, over five hundred (500) motorcyclist were dead and another eight thousand five hundred (8500) injured. That is in one year in Florida alone! Unfortunately, motorcyclists are typically stereotyped as speeding, reckless drivers. However, more often than not, motorcycle accidents are caused by negligent automobile or truck drivers, not the motorcyclist.
While it is often not the motorcyclist who is at fault, they are typically the most injured. Just last week, a Palm Beach resident died when a pick-up truck failed to yield the right of way. See the link below for the full article.
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/jupiter-man-65-killed-in-motorcycle-accident-265002.html
At Gordon & Doner, we specialize in representing cyclists who are the victims of others negligence. Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at AWerner@fortheinjured.com.
In Florida last year, approximately two (2) motorcyclists were killed EVERY DAY and another twenty three (23) injured. By the end of the year, over five hundred (500) motorcyclist were dead and another eight thousand five hundred (8500) injured. That is in one year in Florida alone! Unfortunately, motorcyclists are typically stereotyped as speeding, reckless drivers. However, more often than not, motorcycle accidents are caused by negligent automobile or truck drivers, not the motorcyclist.
While it is often not the motorcyclist who is at fault, they are typically the most injured. Just last week, a Palm Beach resident died when a pick-up truck failed to yield the right of way. See the link below for the full article.
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/jupiter-man-65-killed-in-motorcycle-accident-265002.html
At Gordon & Doner, we specialize in representing cyclists who are the victims of others negligence. Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at AWerner@fortheinjured.com.
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