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Heartbroken Hojo

Johnny Lunchbucket Jul 08 2021 01:31 PM

You guys may have seen this but just nightmarish news for Howard Johnson, whose 2-year-old grandson was accidentally backed over by a riding mower driven by his son. He's raising funds on the Twitter, kid lost his foot. Can you imagine that hell as a dad or a dad of a dad? Jeez

A Boy Named Seo Jul 08 2021 01:38 PM Re: Heartbroken Hojo

Gawd that's horrible. I was scared while reading that it was going to be even worse than losing a foot. Lots of Mets fam helping out on the gofundme, including Straw, Keith, Gary Cohen and Jay Horowitz. Sandy Carter is there, too, and I see a Jocelyn Ojeda (wonder if she's fam to Bobby).

kcmets Jul 08 2021 02:12 PM Re: Heartbroken Hojo

Just horrifying. Is there a non-twitter link someone can post to gofundme?

TransMonk Jul 08 2021 02:23 PM Re: Heartbroken Hojo

https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-tanner-with-his-medical-bills

metsmarathon Jul 08 2021 02:40 PM Re: Heartbroken Hojo

holy shit that's awful

Edgy MD Jul 08 2021 04:55 PM Re: Heartbroken Hojo

Son Glen was actually drafted by the Mets but went to college instead. He was a switch-hitting infielder like his dad, and played some indy ball after graduation. Howard had been disciplined by the Mets in his coaching days for sneaking away from his minor league assignments to watch Glen play prep ball. I know such fundraisers are as much about solidarity as money, but it's a crazy country where we have to pass the hat to pay for an All-Star's grandson being treated for a severed foot.

TransMonk Jul 11 2021 12:49 PM Re: Heartbroken Hojo

They've surpassed the $75K goal. by Kayla Kleibscheidel, Organizer Tanner with his daddy, grandpa, and great grandpa. Thank you everyone for your prayers and support! From the bottom of our hearts. Glen and steph and tanner are overwhelmed and amazed by the work God is doing https://d2g8igdw686xgo.cloudfront.net/58316779_1626027960982491_r.jpeg>

batmagadanleadoff Jul 11 2021 12:58 PM Re: Heartbroken Hojo

Edgy MD wrote: I know such fundraisers are as much about solidarity as money, but it's a crazy country where we have to pass the hat to pay for an All-Star's grandson being treated for a severed foot. I also thought about this. FWIW, Hojo made about $13M from baseball, plus coaching money, but retired 26 years ago. Who knows what the family money situation is, though. At least it looks like the med bills will get paid.

Edgy MD Jul 11 2021 01:13 PM Re: Heartbroken Hojo

Yeah, I felt like an ass writing it. I'm frustrated with our healthcare situation.

batmagadanleadoff Jul 11 2021 01:31 PM Re: Heartbroken Hojo

Edgy MD wrote: I'm frustrated with our healthcare situation. It might be the worst among the most advanced nations/economies.

LWFS Jul 11 2021 10:05 PM Re: Heartbroken Hojo

It is unequivocally the worst among the most advanced nations/economies. By design.

batmagadanleadoff Jul 11 2021 11:20 PM Re: Heartbroken Hojo

=LWFS post_id=71108 time=1626062754 user_id=84] It is unequivocally the worst among the most advanced nations/economies. By design.

Yeah. You know what? I knew that. But I gave myself some wiggle room just in case. Edgy's post made me think hard about Hojo's family needing a cyber-hand. The thing is, you never really know about a family's finances. Every family's financial circumstances really is a situation unto itself.



Anyways, after the GOP steals the next presidential election and goes all fascist, they'll take away whatever health benefits we do have. (Actually, I think the GOP is trending towards totalitarianism).

Edgy MD Jul 14 2021 07:06 AM Re: Heartbroken Hojo

It just seemed that GoFundMe was an outlet for people trying to assemble startup funds for a dream project, and now I almost exclusively hear it invoked for family medical emergencies.

whippoorwill Jul 15 2021 08:35 AM Re: Heartbroken Hojo

Or funeral expenses Poor little fella.