By Larry Judkins
Glenn County Observer
A GoFundMe account has been created to help Lennie Wood and his wife pay medical bills after he was severely injured by a horse during a show at the Glenn County Fairgrounds on May 7.
On Saturday, May 7, Lennie Wood, 69, of Chico, was injured when a horse “flipped over backwards and crushed him.” Forty-five minutes later, the FlightCare helicopter was flying him to Enloe Medical Center in Chico.
Later, on Facebook, Shannon Hamilton-Taylor explained that the incident happened at a Gymkhana horse show, where Wood was reportedly assisting. Heather Smith said the show took place in the horse arena.
Heather Smith is organizing the fundraiser. The plea for funds reads:
“Lenny was critically injured during a freak horse accident on Saturday, May 7th, while attending a local gymkhana.
“Lenny was life-flighted to Enloe for his injuries. He sustained a broken femur, multiple breaks to his pelvis and broke 20 out of 24 ribs.
“He is currently at Enloe in the ICU in stable condition.
“If you know Lenny, or have known Lenny for any length of time, you know how many battles, including cancer, he has already fought and conquered with his wife, Jean, and daughter, Courtney, by his side.
“Lenny and his family have a long road to recovery ahead. I created this gofundme to try and help raise money to cover some of his medical expenses. Every little bit helps.”
The name, Lenny, may have been a deliberate misspelling. As the above plea states, he had previously suffered some serious medical problems almost exactly a year ago.
A GoFundMe account was set up for him on that occasion, also. The spelling of his name that time was “Lennie,” so it may be that the name was spelled differently this time in order to help prevent contributions from going to the wrong account.
At the time of this writing, $4,360 of the $10,000 goal has been raised.
To make a donation, go to https://www.gofundme.com/f/lenny-woodthe-man-the-myth-the-legend?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=p_cf%20share-flow-1&fbclid=IwAR3RwEfsHlQIJoURETAJHqMe30bsS3q_WO5CAvn75inx_-35j227E7xlq_Y
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