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C.I.G.N.A. = Cheap Is Good, Nothing Approved
As she recovered from surgery, Marian continued to make progress at Tampa General. She was responding to neurological stimulation and to commands. Steve brought in a tape of the music she used to play...
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What happened?
On April Fool's Day, 2008, Steve came home from work. Marian didn't feel well. She had a horrible headache and her neck hurt. Steve took over with the kids, then went to check on Marian, who felt a...
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Who is Steve?
Steve is a photojournalist for the St. Petersburg Times in Florida, on an unpaid leave of absence. He is the devoted husband of Marian, the adoring father of Chloe (7) and Grant (4), the friend of...
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Who are we?
We are a small group of people whose purpose is to tell Steve's story and to raise money for his wife's rehabilitation via contributions through this web site. As Steve has single-handedly battled...
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We are making progress!
UPDATE: The word is getting out about Steve and his family!We have had donations and messages of hope and encouragement from all over the US, and from as far away as Canada, India, South Africa, Japan...
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Thank you and pass it on!
This morning, we crossed the $4,500.00 mark! Steve would very much like to express his gratitude to the people who have already made contributions to help his family. He is deeply touched and...
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7 days. $7,700.00. Hope. Finally.
Dear Friends, we first sent out the link to this blog early in the evening one week ago today. We had no way of knowing what to expect, but we received our first donation very quickly, at 7:02 PM that...
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A Message from Steve
Hi everybody, this is Steve.I just want to thank you for everything you've done for me and my family. This whole thing has been so humbling to me. You know, you go through so much turmoil and heartache...
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YOU saved the day
So much has happened in the past few weeks.Steve's colleagues at the St. Petersburg Times put on a phenomenal fundraiser, with fabulous local bands at Skipper's Smokehouse in Tampa. Just a week...
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Steve & Marian's painful story goes national
Today, Marian's terrible struggle to recover -- despite Cigna's refusal to pay for her desperately needed therapy -- was shown nationwide in a film by sickforprofit.org. Please watch the film and...
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Getting Cigna to do the right thing
Last week, Steve took Marian to a physiatrist at Tampa General, a specialist in rehabilitative medicine. Not surprisingly, he found she has deteriorated since leaving Chicago in April, when even the...
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Marian receives therapy
It's happened! After the Tampa physiatrist recommended that Marian receive speech, occupational and physical therapy as an outpatient, Cigna approved the plan! The company said she was covered for 27...
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A Loving Gift
This year, instead of stalking the mall for holiday remembrances, why not give a more meaningful gift to your loved ones and make the season a little brighter for Steve and Marian Coddington and their...
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