Last Tuesday evening- the following image shows a "breaking news" story that was posted here...![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_jRKcYt7N2lEe7c4hVk3pcFdFZUImntDHdKCaAElItdFIbnHsZR3qzat-Dksvj-vgBSgPs6vSHsz6H-3kiDGSWr-IvqCYj-V8TkcZSRDSV6i3Uh_nnNpJQDIL2b7lRo-LLkPPVQ/s400/!0_2008_0922_091608-CSW_BreakingNews_Child-Injured-A.jpg)
I never heard further about the child's accident or the real extent of his injuries. Ms. Rittenhouse and I had wondered.
This morning- I received the following response to that news story:
"On Tuesday afternoon a three year old boy, named Colten, was severely injured in a lawn mowing accident in Polo, Missouri.
He lost one of his legs in the accident, and the other had to be amputated. Extensive injuries to his back side has left him without a rectum.
He lies in a drug induced coma at Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City.
Keep this child and his family in your prayers over the next several months. He is at a very high risk for developing infection because of how the injury occurred.
As for the second part of this request I was not sure of how to even begin to word it.
This family has no health insurance coverage. The need for help will reach far beyond his medical bills. This is a young family who's father is self employed.
A account has been set up in his name ( Colten Newman), at Bank Northwest in Polo, 305 Main St. Polo, Missouri 64671 Telephone #660-354-2111.
In closing, we all receive and send emails to each other, often with a long pre-forwarding list of people we don't know. Words of encouragement that might have been the right message for someone. But, sometimes it takes more than just hitting the forward button. If what I could imagine for this family, it would be, that everyone that receives this email, would place one dollar in an envelope and mail it to the address above.
This is not a scam, that is why I included the address and phone number of the bank. Trust the person that has sent this email to you, and act on faith. May God bless all who reads this."
Though the message was posted anonymously- I verified the information via the telephone number that the poster provided.
Unfortunately- it's all true.
I'm going to send some money to this child's family. The medical costs will be tremendous.
Please help them too if you can.
Colten Newman-in care of Bank Northwest- 305 Main St.
Polo, Missouri 64671 Telephone: 660-354-2111.
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