.....introducing baby Grayson Johnson

He comes from a very long blood line of a Rio Linda family. Elle and Toby Johnson is who this little feller calls Mommy and Daddy. He got a couple of siblings too....Gavin Darren which is 7 yrs old and the second kid is Garren Mark ...... which is enjoying his sixth birthday today. What more can  Grayson ask for? 

Mommy Elle is due with baby #4 next month on the 24th. Toby....you been a busy man, eh? 

The sad news for this role model family of our town is that  Grayson Charles Johnson has some serious health issues. Very serious. Grayson was diagnosed with Chiari malformation..... a condition in which brain tissue protrudes into the spinal canal.
http://www.princetonbrainandspine.com/subject.php?pn=chiari-type-1

Tough part of all this .....he will only be 2 yrs old this coming September 23rd. 

I talked to Toby today.....called him a few derogatory names for not telling us about the family's dire straights. Toby has done lots of electrical work here at the farm, we know his family very well......and yet I had to find out all of this by a person named Rebecca Ann Cullifer that posted mid week about this situation...asking for community help.

 
She is the true hero ..... for the Johnson family. On August 26 at 12:02 pm at the Face Book's site "Rio Linda Pay it Forward"....she posted this request:
So I hope some of you can help. I know a family here in Rio Linda and they need some help. They have 3 kids and one on the way in 4 weeks. Dad has a good job but one of their kids has on going health problems. He just had another surgery this month and has been in the er from issues from the surgery. Dad hasn't been able to be at work due to the health of the family. Been off for 3 weeks and fighting to get paid family leave. They need help with bills food and baby stuff. Please let me know if anyone can donate gift cards or something to them. Been in Rio Linda for most of their lives.

The joint lit up like a fireball within minutes. The true spirit of Rio Linda was flaming away with offers of help. Partial list within two hours below:
Cheryl Cook I will help.......I will get a gift card
D.j. Stipe I have a small paying gig tonight. Don't know how much I'll make, but it's theirs.
Farmer Deno has a hundred dollar bill here for them.
Laura Miller Zine I don't have much right now myself, but I can give some homemade goat milk soap.
Summer Jessee Get paid Thursday, I'll see what we can do. Maybe a gas card?
Marcie O'Hearon I have some I could donate
Jill McNamara-Twiss Why don't you open a gofundme

To see ALL the folks that jumped in to help....go here:  https://www.facebook.com/rebecca.cullifer


At hour 3.....Farmer Deno got a PM from Deanna of the 
145 Club 6750 Front St Rio Linda. She wants to create a fund raiser......"right now". Two hours later...she got a poster made up....and doing the ol social networking big time. She has set aside her normal bar business to host a spaghetti feed from 2 to 10 pm Live music too! Another Rio Linda hero.

It didn't stop here...all this community help .....Property Sisters announced a offer to help: a $500.00 dollar donation from each home refinance or purchase done during the month of September. Walk in and refinance your house. Buy a house this month...they can help you with credit I heard.  They are located at the Archway. Too cool of a company!

Toby made a statement to me today about the cost of all the medical. I quote: "Poor kid worth over a million dollars. He has had about that...... in hospital bills". 

Do the family a big favor...............share the Face Book page that you got this story from....or copy this link and post it on your page http://riolindapublicaffairs.blogspot.com/2014/08/introducing-baby-grayson-johnson.html