On June 14th, KC Haywood had an accident and was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in downtown Chicago where he received the best medical care possible. Sarah, Gail, Greg, Jenni, Ike and Dylan spent nights sleeping in the NSICU waiting room, taking turns using a hotel room so that everyone had a chance to get cleaned up and get better sleep, all the while making sure some one was always with KC. An ever expanding group of friends came and went daily, some spending the night. Everyone was optimistic and spirits were high.

On Friday, June, 27th, a consultation with the doctors revealed that KC had taken a turn for the worse and a serious of strokes had occurred in his right hemisphere. This in turn was causing the pressure to rise in his brain that would ultimately cause his brain stem damage that would take his life.

KC died on Saturday morning, June 28th, 2008, at 5:30 AM.

There is a service on July 4th, 2008 as well as other events.

For more information , visit kchaywood.blogspot.com

Ironically, his health insurance card arrived the very same afternoon but there is little question that bills will begin to mount.

Please find it in your heart to donate to KC & Sarah via Pay Pal.

Some people have had trouble getting the button to work, so,

 An alternative method is:

-         sign into your Paypal account  http://www.paypal.com

-         click on the “Send Money” tab

-         type in Sarah’s email address: thehartist@gmail.com.

-         Type in the amount, select “Service/Other” and click “Send Money.”

 This should work.  If you are still having issues, please feel free to contact Chris at crbatte@yahoo.com  

There are also several benefits in the works. We will be posting them here for all to see.

If you are organizing something or have a link that should be posted, send them to kc@riverat.org.

For events, We need the following information:

• Event:
• Date:
• Time:
• Address:
• Description:

A big thank you to all the people who have already made generous donations, keep those positive thoughts flowing.

   K.C. Links

     Information & Blog
     K.C.'s Home Page
     Photos
     Handsome Molly
     Kickball Blog
     Stage 7 in the Pecan Grove

Several people have said they are donating to KC & Sarah to help with medical, living & miscellaneous expenses, but would also like to donate to his parents to help with their stay in Chicago during this time. For this reason, a link is provided below. Please consider KC's & Sarah's expenses first.


To Donate to KC & Sarah

To Donate to KC's parents, Greg & Gail,