Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed.
The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
James 5:16
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Greg is an 11 year old, 5th grade, Pennsylvanian wrestler who substained 3 crushed vertebrae, a few broken ribs, 3 fractures in his skull, & fractures to both hips after being involved in a serious automobile accident on his way home from a MAWA tournament in late March, 2004. |
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New updates will be posted here as they are received. PLEASE include Greg Greg Fullin Update - received 2/14/05.
Message from Greg Fullin - received 10/12/04.
Message from Cheri Fullin - received 7/17/04. Greg has been home since July 2nd and he is doing very well. He is very happy to be home! He hasn't been outside much because the wheelchair he has(until his fitted one gets here-about 3 months) is an ADULT one and is not very user friendly for him to get around in...We do go for small walks to get some fresh air. He is currently @ Good Shepherd for outpatient therapy 3 days a week. He went one day to the pediatrics- but the therapist called the next day and said he would benefit much better @ the adult program.( A perfect example -which I figured would happen- at how he IS such a hard worker and truly does his best to achieve the goals they may have for him... There have been no changes as far as any type of feelings coming back to him in his legs but he keeps praying every night that he will be kept safe. He also prays for others he sees or hears about that they can get better...I'm writing this and thinking about something he mentioned to me this week when I was helping him into the car...He said"Mom, I'm glad this happened to me and nobody else, because if this would have happened to someone else- I don't think they would have lived- the only reason I made it was because I was so healthy and strong." OK, so now I'm really taken back by this, and knowing that he's been through SO much and this "thought" is coming from him..I asked him what he meant by -nobody else-? He says, " Anybody in the 5th grade here, cause if this would have happened to any of my really close friends and they would've died, I just don't know what I would do mom." I just couldn't hold back the tears hearing this, but afterwards realized that my little guy was going to be just fine reguardless of the outcome of things... His friends have been visiting him often and keeping him busy during the day playing board and card games, video games or playing basketball out on the deck. He has such a wonderful, supporting group of really cool kids to hang out with...I just have to mention them here because without them, Gregs spirits might not be as they are...so Nick, Kyle, Jake, Erin, Nicole, Alexa, Nathan, Noah, Brian, Chris and Greg R. Thank-You so very much for being here for Greg !!! Also, Thank-You everyone else for your constant support and prayers...including the anonymous ones. I think about each and every one of you, every day, that have made a difference in our lives. Cheri Fullin
Message from Cheri Fullin - received 6/19/04. Relayed through Todd Polly For information's sake, the Cut-a-Thon for Greg went well. I still have not heard word on the Golf benefit and how it did, but when I know I will let you know. Also, thanks to all the people and wrestling clubs who have donated to Greg's fund. - Todd Greg is now able to stay up and about in his wheelchair throughout the whole day. He has a pretty busy schedule from about 9:00 am until about 4 or 5 pm. including therapies, schooling, and some fun activities with a break for lunch. He is doing very well in Physical and Occupational therapy and getting his strength back. They currently have him standing with special braces on while holding himself up on bars or special elbow -like crutches. This is very difficult for him to do, nevertheless he is doing it and trying his best...the sad part of that is when he's standing (He Realizes More) that he can't walk. He has not gotten any more feeling back in his legs...and this is starting to weigh heavily on him, so any letters or cards or E-mails with words of encouragement to lift his spirits would really help. They just took x-rays of his spine to see if they can work with him without his back brace on- hopefully by next week that will come off. He fills his evenings with my brother or myself with Sean and Taylor playing basketball, Yatzee, Uno or Who wants to be a millionaire on the computer at the library. He still kicks my brothers butt in Yatzee and Uno but I'm not as easy on him...lol As far as I have last heard he will be coming home July 2nd, but will still be doing out- patient therapies here close to home. I know he can't wait to come home and is very much looking forward to this day... Thank-You for all of the support you send our way. Please keep him in your prayers! Cheri Fullin
Message from Todd Polly - received 5/7/04.
Let’s all band together for Greg and build his fund.
Thanks,
$10 Haircuts
Sunday, May 23rd
Message from Greg's Mother, Cheri - received 5/7/04.
Greg is a pleasure to have here and we all love him.
He's determined to get out of here ASAP. We will all be happy for Greg
when he goes home, but I know we are all going to miss him.
Love,
I'm writing this and thinking, and I just have to tell you all,
so that you understand how "beautiful" Greg's character is...
When I was at the Seashore house last week, I wanted to comfort Greg
as much as I possibly could - and honestly, I think he comforted me more
than I did him. He's just so sweet and kind and his sense of humor is the BEST !
He is so funny and had me laughing quite a few times every day.
He was looking out for me too, telling me every time I lifted him from his
chair or bed to " bend at the knees" so I wouldn't hurt my back.
I have SO much Love and Respect for him and I can see myself actually
learning from him...not what you would expect from your own child.
He truly is an amazing person.
With much love,
Message from Greg's Mother, Cheri - received 4/28/04.
Cheri Fullin
Message from Greg's Mother, Cheri - received 4/23/04.
He seems pretty excited to go after hearing they have a basketball court and a pool...
He did mention that swimming might not be such a great idea (under the circumstances)
and even joked about it ! - but was really happy to learn that "pool-therapy" would be part of his recovery.
He's already mentioned that he could "still" play basketball even if he was in a wheelchair...already a great sign of him NOT giving up.
His stay there will be around 1 month or so. From what I understand he'll be pretty busy during the daytime hours
and have some free time in the evenings.
He's been trying very hard the past two days to get into the wheelchair and go up a ramp inside the hospital and doing a great job at it.
He feels pain in his back after this -but he needs to get out of bed and the room he's in and not get used to laying in bed all day.
He thinks the food is so "nasty" and I have to laugh every time they bring in his trays for him...
( The expression on his face is like watching a horror movie! ) He likes to get whoever is there visiting
to eat some of it for him so he doesn't get in trouble when they check to see if he's eating !
Of course theres always someone around or on their way that has some "cool" fast food order for him.
He's already asked for Subway for tomorrow.
Greg said he wanted me to tell everyone on the site here,
and I quote, " Thank-you for believing in me, praying for me, and for all the support you give to me."
He thinks its really neat that he has so many people sending cards and e-mails to him.
He just can't believe that SO many people care and respond to him...and is very much looking forward to attending a
Penn State match next year to cheer on a young man who invited him to do so.
Each and EVERY ONE of you has really helped to keeps his spirits up !!!
Thank-you for helping him along the way with his journey to recovery.
Cheri Fullin
Message from Todd Polly - received 4/17/04.
- The cards and e-mails have been tremendous attitude boosters to both Greg and Cheri and they are very much appreciated. Please, keep your e-mails and cards coming.
- Greg is going to be transferred to another hospital within the next week. Cheri is still not sure exactly which one, but as soon as she knows she is going to let me know
and I will post the new address for cards to be sent to. So, if you are going to send a card to Greg, please hold it until you get the new hospital address.
I will post it as soon as I have it.
- The recovery fund is coming along. With this move to a different hospital out of the area,
expenses for Cheri are going to become a little exuberant and anything we can do to help offset
these expenses would be greatly appreciated.
For those of you who have already been so generous, both Cheri and Greg along with those of us involved with the fund,
appreciate you more than you will ever know. Please help us in making this fund work for the Fullin family in ways they could never imagine.
- For those who have visited Greg already with your stories of being told the same things
Greg has been told about his young life and you have gone on to prove them all wrong,
the testimonies and stories are greatly appreciated by both Greg and Cheri.
Also, the e-mails that have come in with these same stories have been true
pick-me-ups for these guys. Please, keep them coming and if you are in the area of
wherever Greg is or winds up being, stop in and give him your words of encouragement.
- Probably the most important of all the notes,
there were many that said Greg would not make it when he was first brought to
the hospital. And then when he did they said he would probably lose all his
mental capacities. When that didn’t happen they said he will never walk again.
We, as a big community of brothers and sisters have been saying our prayers
from the day we knew of this accident, and through the power of that prayer
and God’s healing hands, along with Greg and his families attitude of proving
them wrong, Greg has proven them wrong all along the way.
PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE keep these guys in your daily thoughts and prayers
and spread the word to everyone you know, whether they wrestle or not, to
keep this family in their prayers. I know another miracle from God can happen.
In closing, I would like to thank all of you who have responded to this
situation with your e-mails, cards and donations.
I wish you could meet Cheri and Greg and see how they light up when they
mention the cards and letters they have received. Please keep them coming.
Cheri loves the web site and is so happy to be able to give us updates on
Greg’s progress. If there are any of you that have any great ideas on how
we can raise more money into this fund, please contact myself or my wife
Jeanette at the e-mail address and/or phone number that are found on this
webpage. At this point we are kicking around a few ideas to raise some money.
One is a night out dancing and another is a golf tournament, both done in
honor of the Greg Fullin Recovery Fund. If you know there are things we are
missing in trying to raise money for this fund, please contact us and let us
know what we can do to get the ball rolling. We are just a couple of caring
people, with not much moxie when it comes to things like this, trying to help
out a great family that is in need right now.
Thank you to all,
Message from Greg's Mother, Cheri - received 4/16/04.
He looks forward to the mail he receives and I do take his E-Mails to him every day.
To those of you who've sent mail about being in similar situations...being told you'd never walk again and have...or never giving up on life and always knowing you had a purpose...and telling of your (or someone you may know of ) stories and lifes journeys...I want you to know that they are truly inspirational for him.
He likes to reread them often.
I think the nurses might miss him in ICU...
I walked in the room the other day and saw him eating Cotton Candy ice-cream ( his favorite ),
I said " Wow, they have that flavor here?" He starts laughing at me and says, " No mom, one of the nurses brought it for me! "
They also did what they could to keep him there a day or two longer before his transfer today.
They were just so sweet and kind to him.
He can now move a little more of his stomach on his own.
He still can't feel the area but is so glad that he can make it move when he wants to.
He has bands tied to the side of his bed to do pull exercises to keep his arms strong. He does 26 pulls every morning and every night - that was his football jersey # last year.
He said to me on the phone tonight that his legs kept moving every now and then without being touched by anyone.
He was excited about this because they ususally only move when someone touches them, which is like a muscle spasm.
He said he can kinda feel it a little in his buttocks area when this happened.
Wishful and hopeful thinking?...I guess only time will tell... I know I'm looking forward to seeing this for myself...
He still has a good attitude towards recovery and is doing and trying his best to get there.
Please keep him in your thoughts and prayers.
Message from Greg's Mother, Cheri - received 4/10/04.
As for Greg's injuries, I know there is alot of confusion as to what exactly is wrong with him, so I will try to best explain... The -doctors- say that he will never walk again but I am not yet ready by any means to accept this...I've heard ( AND MET PEOPLE ALIKE ) too many stories of them being proved WRONG and am not giving up hope in this matter.
His 1 lung is still somewhat weak but they are everyday, numerous times, giving him treatments to help it get better. I am giving this information with the O.K. by Greg so that when you think of and pray for him you know just what it is that you are asking to be healed.
Miracles DO happen and if you know Greg, then you KNOW that he deserves, and can do whatever it takes, to make things happen in his favor.
His will power is amazing for someone at such a young age!
The nurses at the Hospital have been so wonderful to him and some of them have formed a bond of friendship with him.
They have commented to me on what a "great" patient and person he is...You can tell they really do care about him and they're not just doing their job.
Two of them played Uno with us and his grammy, by his request, and we had such a good time, the laughter was non-stop with our conversation of funny "stories."
One of the nurses left a hand made card for Greg last night ( was so beautiful ) with some money for him, but he said when he sees her he's giving it back...that he just really enjoyed her company.
This is exactly what is "so special" about his character. I'm wondering if he was "sweet" on these nurses cause they each won out of the two games we played...the little stinker kept making ME pick up extra cards.
Just to let you know, Greg absolutely loves the cards and mail he gets every day...Thank-You for taking the time out to see and read how he's doing...Please "keep" him in your prayers. Cheri Fullin
Message from Greg's Mother, Cheri - received 4/7/04.
Well, Greg said he had a dream that night that a little girl was teasing him and shoving bubble-gum down his mouth...
As I was writing this he called crying for me to "please" come to the hospital to tuck him in---he felt very lonely and scared,
All responses from this web-site I will print and take to him the next morning.
Mrs.Fullin
Message from Todd Polly - received 4/7/04.
The email address is as follows:
I will manage the account from my computer and forward on to Cheri so that she can print off and read them to Greg.
I am not sure if it is possible for Greg to have a computer while he is in the hospital or not or if Cheri even wants that,
but if that is a consideration, I will work on getting a donated laptop that we can get for them and that way
Cheri can have all this info right at her fingertips without having to worry about printing stuff off and only getting it late at night.
Thanks again to all you guys that are helping out with this.
Have an awesomely great day,
Message from Greg's Mother, Cheri - received 4/6/04.
For everyone who has been there for my son and my family I want to Thank-You with all of my heart.
Cheri Fullin
Message from Todd Polly - received 4/3/04.
For those of you who have not gotten any updates or have not heard of this news, I will state the tragedy that has happened and then what we as concerned friends and part of a tight knit wrestling society are trying to do to help.
Last Saturday on of our wrestlers and their father were in a terrible accident. Jeff Fullin and his son Greg were returning home from their local MAWA tournament when Jeff lost control of his car and they were involved in a terrible accident.
At this point we are asking for some assistance in helping the Fullin family through their time of strife and need in various ways.
For those of you who have been so generous so far, please continue the generosity and know that we are here if you need us at any time.
Thank you so much for your concern and your anticipated support in this matter,
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