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GREETINGS EVERYONE:

THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE RAN MAY 11TH, 1995 IN THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER. I AM
SUPPORTING THIS CAUSE AND INVITE EVERYONE TO MAKE A CONTRIBUTION. ANY AMOUNT
WOULD BE APPRECIATED AND WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE. THANKS FOR YOUR HELP! PLEASE
MAKE CHECKS PAYABLE TO "DANA BRADLEY FUND." CASH GIFTS ARE ACCEPTABLE ...
CHECKS ARE PREFERRED. 

Laguna Beach woman raising funds to help Oklahoma bombing survivor

PEOPLE: Donna Jackson wants to purchase a prosthetic leg for Dana Bradley.

By ANDREW HORAN
The Orange County Register

LAGUNA BEACH - Donna Jackson has yearned for a way to repay the kindness of
strangers since 1993, when the Laguna fires consumed nearly all her
possessions. She found someone in need of her skills and desire to help in
the rubble of the Oklahoma City federal building bombing. Dana Bradley
survived the bombing after doctors amputated her right leg during a crude,
grueling operation that was interrupted for five hours by a second bomb
scare. Jackson, who went to high school in Geronimo, Okla., read newspaper
accounts of the operation and of how Bradley's 3-month-old son, 3-year-old
daughter and mother were killed in the blast. She started a trust fund the
next day to buy a prosthetic leg for Bradley, 20. Jackson fashioned
artificial limbs in Dallas for seven years, until she was injured in a
chemical accident. Her father lost a leg during World War II. "I just want to
give something back," said Jackson, 42. Strangers brought her food, clothing
and money after the Laguna fire. "I had never in my entire life felt so much
community. People I didn't even know became my family," she said. "I used to
take amputee kids skiing in Colorado, so I know what kind of capacity she
(Bradley) has. "I thought maybe we could act together and do something that
would give her more hope." Costs for a new leg range from $6,000 to $20,000 -
and they'll be repeated every three to five years for the"rest of her life,
prosthetics experts said. So far Jackson has raised about $1,000. "Prosthetic
legs are like cars. The hips, feet and hydraulics wear out," said Carol
Sorrels, spokeswoman for Sabolich Prosthetics Center in Oklahoma City, where
Bradley's family has inquired about a new limb. Bradley was in the federal
building to sign up her 3-month old son for a Social Security card. Bradley
remained hospitalized Wednesday. Family members said they are grateful for
Jackson's generosity. "It sounds good. You know, she lost both her kids and
her mother. It's just terrible," said Tommy Hill, Bradley's step grandfather.
"We're doing... I don't know about OK ... but we're doing."

To make a donation to the Dana Bradley fund, send a check to Great Western
Bank, Fund 098822343-1, 16141 Beach Blvd., Huntington Beach, Calif. 92647.

All the Best,
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