It was December 20th, 2005, just a few days before Christmas when Anthony Testaverde was checking his email for the Testaverde Fund. Along with the regular holiday emails was a desperate cry for help from a South Hold, Long Island woman, Lorraine Haeg. It seemed Lorraine wasn’t having such a happy holiday season. In April 2004, her beautiful 19 year old daughter suffered a devastating spinal cord injury that had left her a high level quadriplegic. Seems Lorraine was having a major problem with the local insurance companies that were trying to repossess her daughter's $8,000 air mattress. Thankfully, the Testaverde Fund was able to purchase the mattress for this family. Kim Haeg, a high school senior, had lost control of her car one night after returning home from her grandmother's house. Kim was left for dead in a ditch, just miles from her South Hold home, where she lives with her mom. Kim was taken to a nearby hospital with severe internal injuries and broken bones. Kim was able to breath until the doctors impounded on her chest, thus leaving her a level 3 quadriplegic. Although Kim faces a tough road ahead, she was able to start college in Fall of 2006 thanks to a voice activated laptop computer which was donated by the Testaverde Fund. The Haeg family knows the Testaverde Fund will always be there for love and support.
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