This is going to be very long and once I figure how to post the pictures, many of us will recognize Bob & Theresa Morgan. Bob rode a white Ultra and always had their black cocker "TJ" riding bitch with him, while Theresa rode a Road King (I think). This was an email sent to me. SHort verion, they were head -on'd the end of November, Bob and TJ were killed; while Theresa just did get out of ICU, but is still in the hospital. Here's the full version:
For those of us that have gone to the Oklahoma State H.O.G.Rally or many other rallies in our nation this couple will be known to you.You may not know the names but you will recognize their faces and their dog. If you didn't meet them, know they were and are nice people who love to ride their Harley all over America. David and I have had the pleasure of meeting them in Oklahoma, Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, Wisconsin and many other places.
I was sure many of you would want to know this news. Please pass this on to other bikers you know and your chapter members. Theresa could use our help now and I know there are many out there that will want to help. At the very least ride down to your local OBI and give blood in her name. Remember to take her information enclosed in the email below so they can credit her account.
Donna Hingtgen
Oklahoma State H.O.G. Rally Treasurer.
----- Original Message -----
From: DewandVal@aol.com
To: hingtgen@cableone.net
Sent: Monday, January 08, 2007 12:14 PM
Subject: Request for Blood Donations for Theresa Morgan
The following is a request sent to friends, family & supporters of our Mom, Theresa Morgan. Avid bikers for all of their married life, our parents, Bob & Theresa, along with their black cocker spaniel, TJ (who rode with Dad), were involved in a tragic car accident in Lane Oklahoma on November 29th. We lost Dad that night, and TJ with him. We have been sending emails to a growing list of supporters, keeping them updated on Mom's condition. We hope to create a website soon, to make things easier on everyone. Anyone interested in learning more can contact us at dewandval@aol.com.
Mom finally moved out of ICU on January 6th. She remains at St Francis Hospital in Tulsa, now in Long Term Care. Her injuries were pretty massive -- they were hit head-on -- and during her early days in ICU, she used over 40 units of blood products. This request is a small way for us to be able to help her. We are in Wyoming, & try to make sure one of us is with her most of the time. Mom has supporters around the country, but we don't know many people in Oklahoma ourselves, to be able to accomplish this task. We are asking for help from those that might be able to, and would want to help. ~ Val Martin & Tom Morgan
Theresa & Bob Morgan
Conesville, Iowa, September 2005
With the help of family & friends (LOTS of help), we have been able to set up an account for Mom at the Oklahoma Blood Institute (OBI). They are the agency providing all of Mom's blood products. In the research, we found good and not-so-good.
Good:
Donations help to offset Mom's hospital bill.
We have one year from the date Mom is discharged from the hospital to give her credit, so people could actually give more than once.
Not-so-good:
Unfortunately, it is no longer possible to donate nationwide, as I was once able to do for a friend hurt in Arizona, a decade ago. Donations must be made in Oklahoma, with one exception. The upside of this is that we hope each of you knows somebody in Oklahoma who may be willing to help.
The basic details:
OBI does have a program where they will give credit on blood product charges. The exact amount is hard to say because they credit the processing fees (testing the blood etc.), not the actual usage of the product. It amounts to approximately a 20% reimbursement. It is a one for one credit, meaning a person donates one unit of blood, and Mom gets credit for one unit of blood. The down side is that they do not accept credit from outside the state of Oklahoma. (With that one exception.)
The main donation center for OBI is 81st and Yale, very close to the hospital. The OBI website includes a Donation Location Map, Oklahoma Blood Institute - Digital Donor, to find a location near you.
The one exception: In Texas, Carter Blood Care (services Denton, Weatherford, Ft. Worth area) does have a similar program and Mom can get credit. They have a virtual voucher that they send to OBI. Their website, Carter BloodCare Home, lists Donor Centers .
What is required to make a donation to Mom's account:
Whether you are giving a donation at any OBI location, or at a Carter Blood Care in Texas, tell the person taking your blood, that you want to give credit to:
Theresa Morgan
4598 Big Chief Rd
Burns WY 82053
All above information is needed to apply the credit to her account.
Friends who care back home (by home I really mean Wyoming, despite wherever Mom may think home is!):
United Blood Services (UBS) in Cheyenne has a program that covers WY, OK and TX. But as OBI does not have an agreement with them, they cannot accept credit from UBS.
To this, I would say, I know that somebody in our home area needs blood products, and if you wish, you can do donate with UBS, and ask them to send an acknowledgement to St Francis Hospital, in Mom's name. That way she will know that someone thinking of her, made a donation in her name.
Ditto for friends elsewhere: I know there are family & friends elsewhere who are in the same position as we Wyoming folk, so please feel free to apply the whole USB story to your own location. Somebody will benefit from your choice, & Mom will feel better to know that, even in her condition, she may have been instrumental in helping someone else.
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