February 2012: My friend Christopher Murdoch
For February, I was going to make three $10 donations in honor of 3 of my best friends for their birthdays this month. Before I had the chance to do that, another one of my very good friends, Chris Murdoch, was involved in a life-threatening car accident. He is currently in the UMD Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore, MD. His accident happened early morning this past Wednesday. The details of the accident are not certain yet, but what matters is that Chris is alive, but he is not all well. His family has been coming in from three different states to be with him and to watch over him and take care of his medical needs.. but this is expensive. There are many non-covered expenses that the family needs help with and a fundraising page has been set up for them. Please take a few minutes out of your day to help a friend in need, MY friend. If you are a friend of mine on Facebook, there is a link posted on my page and on the For Christopher private group for friends and family. If you are willing to donate, please go to this link: http://www.giveforward.com/forchristopher. Any donations would surely be appreciated by the family.
Chris and I have been friends for four years. He was one of the first people that I met when I started attending school in Maryland in Fall of 2008. He's been a part of my life for the last four years and I can't imagine that ending any time soon. We've spent birthdays, summer holidays, and winter breaks together. We've had group sleepovers, dined at restaurants, stayed in hotels, had road trips, parties, hangouts. He's been an amazing friend to me, more than anyone will ever know. He's been a go-to friend for so many things in the past and he needs us now more than ever. It's time to help him out when he's helped us with so much in the past. Please donate what you can.
We love you, Chris. Please get better soon.
If you want to have an idea of what happened in his accident, read the articles below. If you have a strong stomach, watch the video in the last article. I broke out into hysterical tears when I watched the video. I KNOW that car. I've been in that car. I don't want to imagine what it was like to approach the scene of that accident and realize that I know the person behind the drivers seat. Chris's twin brother had to endure just that.
http://pgfdpio.blogspot.com/2012/02/bowie-volunteer-responds-on-crash.html
http://www.gazette.net/article/20120216/NEWS/702169747/1029/twin-in-critical-condition-after-emt-brother-responds-to-bowie-crash&template=gazette
http://www.wjla.com/articles/2012/02/travis-murdoch-rescues-twin-brother-chris-after-bowie-car-crash-72682.html
Chris didn't go to my school, but he knows the majority of all of my friends there. He has so many loved ones and friends who are praying for him from all around the WORLD. But please, if you can, send a monetary donation to help the family with these expenses that don't seem to be ending any time soon. If a donation isn't possible, then a prayer is all we can ask for. Thank you, friends.
http://www.giveforward.com/forchristopher
