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Event To Benefit Man’s Attempt To Walk Again
September 10, 2009
A ride to help a local young man walk again will be held this weekend.
Mark Daniel, 20, was paralyzed from the waist down in an October 2007 automobile accident. He was hospitalized for 28 days, underwent rigorous physical therapy and had to learn to live independently again — unable to walk.
“That day, truly changed our entire family’s life it seemed forever. The things that seemed so simple, were now very challenging,” said Renea Daniel, Mark’s stepmother.
Now Mark and family members from Molino have found a treatment that they believe will give him the opportunity to walk again. He has applied and been accepted into the International Cell Medicine Clinic in San Jose, Costa Rica. His stay there will be four weeks while he receives spinal injections of stem cells from donated umbilical cord blood, along with more physical therapy. The total cost of the treatments, including airfare, is $40,000.
“This is a substantial amount of money which of course our health insurance will not cover. But, the longer he is paralyzed the more his muscles will continue to deteriorate and the less chance we will have of these stems cells helping his condition,” Renea Daniel said.
The family is planning a series of fundraisers to pay for the treatment, the first being the Mark Daniel Ride to Walk Benefit Saturday at the Pensacola Interstate Fairgrounds.
Registration begins at 11 a.m, with a $10 fee for any vehicle. The Ride-out is at 1 p.m. to Ashton Brosnaham Park for lunch at 2 p.m.
Pork dinners will be available for an $8 donation, and there will be door prizes, a DJ and more. An after-party will be held at Ruby’s Fish Camp. For more information, call Mark at (850) 572-5660 or Kim at (850) 572-4521. Donations can also be made at Gulf Winds Credit Union or Beach Community Bank to the Mark Daniel Medical Fund.
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10 Responses to “Event To Benefit Man’s Attempt To Walk Again”
Just an update…the fundraiser we help for Mark , turned out pretty good, despite the rain. Thanks so much to Northescambia.com for posting Mark’s story and getting the word out about our fundraiser…. we are planning future fundraisers to meet our goal, and we will definitely pass the word along to northescambia…. thanks to all!
does anyone have an update on how the event went on saturday, for this young man?
This is really cool. I know this person and he is on Northescambia. But everyone come out and donate. Its for a good cause (of coarse) haha. See ya there
Good Luck Lil Mark !!! I just feel in my heart you are gonna do this, you have that out look on life that nothin can keep you down!! You have a lot of friends and family that love you and are gonna do everything in there power to help you reach this GOAL you have made for yourself!!!! See you there!!!Love Ya,Aunt Kristie
Good luck with your fundraisers and your treatments God bless .
May GOD bless you in your effort to walk again. Our prayers are with you and your family.
Good Luck Lil’ Mark. My prayers are with you & your family through the whole process. I hope you meet your goal. This will be the miracle you & your family have been hoping for. Love yall.
We will do whatever it takes to raise this money for you Lil Mark, no matter how long it takes!!! You have always been such a special person and if anyone deserves this-you do. This will be the miracle that you have been looking for, I have no doubt. My hopes and prayer will always be with you………See you soon.
Good Luck Lil’ Mark. Billy and I will be there helping you all the way! We love you. Please come out everyone and help us get him back up and walking again!
Good Luck Lil’ Mark. Our thoughts and prayers are with you…