What your money actually did

Every story ends in the present tense. That is the rule we hold ourselves to.

Texas

Three months later, he danced at his daughter's wedding

What happened

Sixteen surgeries. Told he would not walk again.

How help arrived

Peer support, medical navigation, and a team that would not let go.

What became possible

He walked his daughter down the aisle, then danced with her.

Utah

His department walked away. We didn't.

What happened

A career-ending injury, then a department that stopped calling.

How help arrived

A donor-funded prosthetic worth more than $117,000, and a home he could actually move through.

What became possible

He plays ball in the yard with his sons.

At home

The injury happened to one of them. The recovery took both.

What happened

An injury does not stop at the officer it happened to.

How help arrived

Peer support for him. Support for her, too - because nobody else was offering it.

What became possible

They are still standing in front of the same house, together.

There are 500 more of these

Every one of them started with somebody deciding an injured officer was worth $9.11 a month.

Become a Blue Guardian

Are you an injured officer, or someone who loves one? Call 833-TWB-TALK and an officer who has been through it answers. This is peer support, not an emergency service - in an emergency call 911, and in a mental-health crisis call or text 988.

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