Consider Helping Leigh and Teresa Rubin
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Maybe send a valentine and a couple of bucks to Leigh and Teresa Rubin.
As The San Luis Obispo Tribune tells it:
Teresa’s injury came out of the blue while the two were enjoying an otherwise routine day at home on Jan. 4, said Rubin, who credited his wife’s humor and keen eye as a lifelong teacher with helping him to sharpen his wit.
Cartoonist Leigh Rubin had just stepped out of the shower one afternoon in January when he called out to his wife, who was having lunch in the kitchen. She didn’t answer, so he went to see why, only to find Teresa Rubin on the floor, unconscious, a piece of her peanut butter and jelly sandwich lodged in her throat.
She has been in a coma [and on life support] ever since.
The plan is to keep Teresa stable while doctors and nurses work to wean her off life support — the first step in a long road to hopefully waking her up, Rubin said.
Friends Maggie and Dave Cox set up a GoFundMe to help Rubin pay medical bills and cover other costs related to Teresa’s medical care, raising more than $30,000 of its $50,000 goal in the past two weeks.
Leigh & Teresa Rubin Need Our Help
My husband Dave and I are asking for help for our friends, Leigh and Teresa Rubin, who we have known for years. Leigh is the creative genius behind the 14,000 “Rubes” cartoons that have amused the world for more than four decades.
Now this wonderful guy and his family need our help.
In January, Leigh’s beloved wife Teresa suffered a catastrophic brain injury. She is in a coma and on life support. Leigh and family members stayed by her side at a local hospital ICU following the accident, but she has now been moved 300 miles away to a Northern California specialized care facility.
Consider helping Leigh care for his wife with whatever you can afford.
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