Help Joshua Coleman

My name is Chad Von Lind, and I'm reaching out to the community for the sake of my 12 year old nephew who was injured in a farm skid steer accident. Joshua is the son of my brother Jared and his wife Anna.

Joshua Coleman is a hard working ranch kid. The 2nd of 4 children and always a good hand to his dad in the daily cattle ranch duties. All of the Coleman kids work the ranch from managing chickens, to milking dairy cows, and keeping the fences up for the beef cattle. With a goofy sense of humor, Joshua is always making the other kids laugh at his joking and playing. The Coleman family are members at Covenant Orthodox Presbyterian church in Coeur d'Alene.

Tuesday, November 28th, I got a frantic phone call from his dad who was driving to Worley Fire station EMT's, who immediately put Joshua into their professional care. We all scrambled to organize what was needed to keep the ranching working, and the rest of the Coleman kids cared for.

Joshua's foot was run over by the ranch skid steer resulting in devastating damage to his foot. The damage was immediately assessed at Kootenai Health, and they flew him straight to Harborview Hospital in Seattle for a specialist. Multiple surgeries rebuilding his foot over the course of several weeks are expected.

I don’t know what to expect from the bills that are forthcoming from this tragedy, but I’m grateful to any and all who are willing to help us alleviate the expected overwhelming costs.

Joshua with siblings and cousins

Worley Fire Station

Transport to Harborview Hospital