The Cooper Roberts Family Fundraiser

We are closing this first GoFundMe to donations to focus on the Roberts Family’s current and ongoing needs – please go to https://www.gofundme.com/f/coopers-home to donate and help now.

Thank you to everyone who participated here, and please know that all funds raised for the family through this first GoFundMe have been spent or accounted for and have covered many important needs, including: initial medical and therapy needs such as surgeries, treatments, and rehabilitation; specialized equipment; travel; beginning costs needed to secure a new home that can accommodate needed ADA adaptations; and investigation into additional treatments and approaches to address Cooper’s condition. The second GoFundMe focuses on immediate and significant ADA adaptations needed for the Roberts home, and tremendous on-going medical needs and expenses – please go to https://www.gofundme.com/f/coopers-home to learn more.

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The friends of the Roberts family have created this fundraiser. Keely Roberts and her 8-year-old son, Cooper, were significantly impacted by the tragic events of the Fourth of July parade in Highland Park, Illinois. Cooper’s brother Luke was also present, witnessed both of those injuries, and suffered emotional trauma that day. Cooper’s spinal cord was severed, and he is paralyzed from the waist down. After undergoing many surgeries, suffering complications, and spending weeks in the hospital and rehabilitation, he is now home where he continues to work with doctors, nurses, and rehabilitation experts on his healing and progress. Cooper continues to fight as hard as he can. We know the family’s medical bills will be significant, as will the treatments, therapy, and all of the equipment, devices, and needs in their home. Please continue to keep the Roberts family in your thoughts and prayers. Any help you can provide is deeply appreciated.

If you would prefer to make a tax-deductible charitable donation or know of an individual, business or organization that might, the 501(c)3 non-profit organization Help Hope Live (ranked in the top 1% of all U.S. charities by Charity Navigator, also recommended by the Christopher Reeves Foundation) has a special fund designated for Cooper and the Roberts Family and donations are being accepted.

If interested, please visit Help Hope Live at https://helphopelive.org/campaign/21587/