Please help our musician friend Jim Squirrell

As many of you probably know, Jim Squirrell, a trumpet player from around the Jersey Shore who has

worked with various bands and also gave of his time playing with Holiday Express and the Salvation

Army is in desperate need for some serious help. Jim has had a lot of debilitating medical issues that

have progressed rather quickly. Among other things he suffers from monoplegia in his right leg and he’s

losing feeling in his left leg as well. Jim is pretty much on his way to being paralyzed. He also is suffering

with other problems like gastro paresis, Crohn’s disease, severe gastritis, cardiac~ issues including

hypotension, hypertension, blocked arteries and a recent pacemaker and other medical conditions , all

while being confined to his home and is wheelchair-bound. Jim is no longer able to perform and play

engagements: he even struggles playing trumpet all together.

On top of all of his health issues, Jim finds himself in extreme financial difficulty and really needs help

quickly. Whatever you can help Jim with would be a huge help and greatly appreciated.

Jim has an incurable spinal cord disease that is slowly destroying him. The disease is Syringomyelia (or

Syringobublia, depending on where in the spine it manifests itself). Cysts develop inside the spinal cord,

absolutely destroying the nerves inside the spine and wreaking havoc on all of the body systems,

destroying them and eventually the entire body. Jim needs help getting caught up on some things that

are hanging over his head and we want to make sure we have Jim with us as long as we possibly can. We

don’t want him ending up on the street or worse.

Our goal is to raise a minimum of $10,000 to help Jim cover accumulated debt and legal fees. Please help. Thank you!