Personal Websites and Other Places run by Burn Survivors
Celia Buckler-Jones & Henry Coffeen III (The Moonlight Fund):
Celia Buckler-Jones received 34% burns in 1964, when she was 21 months
old. Henry Coffeen III was badly burned in 1998, when the fuel tank of a
plane he was flying ruptured. The Moonlight Fund provides financial and
emotional support for burn survivors and their families throughout their
period of hospitalisation and rehabilitation in the United States.
The
Moonlight Fund
Dave Borowski (The Flicker of Hope Foundation):
Six weeks after Dave Borowski was born, a spark set his bassinet on
fire. He lost his right hand, several fingers on his left hand, and was
seriously disfigured. The Flicker of Hope Foundation provides emotional
and practical support for young burn survivors and their families in the
USA. Survivor support is presented in the form of scholarship assistance
and counseling, including visits to burn camps.
The
Flicker of Hope Foundation
Dave Roever (The Roever Foundation):
Dave Roever was burned beyond recognition when a phosphorous grenade he
was poised to throw exploded in his hand. The Roever Foundation provides
inspirational speaking tours and training for wounded warriors through the
wounded warrior alliance.
The Roever
Foundation
Dawn Wilson AKA Dawn Colclasure:
Dawn Wilson, writer and mother, suffered third degree burns when she was
trapped under a burning van at the age of 20 months. Dawn's blogs and
online newsletter are primarily of interest to self-publishers, authors,
readers, reviewers, editors and writers.
Dawn
Colclasure's Blog
Dawn
Reviews Books (blog)
The SPARREW
Newsletter
George Burk:
In 1970, George Burk was the sole survivor of 14 passengers in a
military plane crash. He suffered burns over 65% of his body and multiple
internal injuries. Now a sought after speaker, trainer, and author, George
has inspired thousands of people around the world who have heard his
message of faith and overcoming adversity.
George
Burk's website
John O'Leary:
As a nine-year-old child, John O'Leary was burned on 100% of his body.
He endured years of therapy and surgeries, and lost all of his fingers.
Despite the odds, he became a college graduate, business owner, chaplain,
author, and international motivational speaker. John's books, his Live
Inspired Podcast, Live Inspired Together (a free, members-only virtual
space), and more can be accessed from his website.
John
O'Leary's website
J.R. Martinez:
J.R. Martinez is an actor, best-selling author, highly sought-after
motivational speaker, advocate, and US Army veteran who suffered smoke
inhalation and severe burns to 34 percent of his body in Iraq, when the
front left tire of the humvee he was driving hit a roadside bomb and he
was trapped inside the burning vehicle. J.R.'s book, his Rebirth Podcast,
his newsletter, and more can be accessed from his website.
J.R. Martinez's
website
Karen Dodge (Dodge Law Firm Inc.):
Karen Dodge, one of the very few female burn survivors practicing law in
America today, was severely injured in a "coffee-burn" accident
when she was two years old, and others at the Dodge Legal Firm are also
burn survivors. Based in California, the Dodge Law Firm is believed to be
the only law firm in America that dedicates 100% of its practice to the
legal representation of burn survivors and their families.
Dodge
Law Firm Inc.
Katie Piper (The Katie Piper Foundation):
Katie Piper is a best-selling international author, inspirational
speaker, TV presenter and charity campaigner. She is also a young woman
who has rebuilt her life after surviving a brutal attack in March 2008 at
the age of 24, in which she had sulphuric acid thrown in her face. The
Katie Piper Foundation helps people with burns and scars to reconnect with
their lives and their communities in the UK.
The
Katie Piper Foundation
Kelly Woodhouse Falardeau:
Kelly Falardeau is a burn survivor. Since the age of two she has
struggled with her self-worth and confidence after receiving burns to 75%
of her body, but found a way to go from near-death to success. Kelly is
now a Top 10 Most Powerful and Influential Speaker, and 3 times
best-selling author. Her Landing the Gig podcast, her Grit, Guts and
Courage podcast, and more can be accessed from her website.
Kelly
Woodhouse Falardeau's website
Michael Appleman (Burn Survivors Throughout The World):
Michael Appleman "was burned by a cigarette that .... put me and my
car on fire. I got 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th degree burns." Founded by
Michael in 2001, BSTTW (an international non-profit organization currently
working in more than 20 different countries) offers support, education,
and much more for burn survivors, medical professionals, care-givers, and
the public at large.
Burn
Survivors Throughout The World
Michael T Mathis (Burned Children Recovery Foundation):
In 1967, at 11 years old, Michael T Mathis was horribly burned over 64%
of his body after a gas can exploded. The Burned Children Recovery
Foundation provides emotional support from experienced burn survivors who
understand the trauma the children are going through and financial
assistance to the families struggling during their child's recovery from
burn injuries in the USA.
Burned
Children Recovery Foundation
Polly Brooks (Dans Fund for Burns):
Polly Brooks suffered 43% burns in the 2002 Bali bombing, which killed
her husband of five weeks and eight others from her group of ten. Dan's
Fund for Burns, set up the following year by Polly in memory of Dan, her
late husband, provides burn survivors throughout the UK with financial,
physical and emotional support, both in the immediate aftermath of a burn
injury and for the longterm, lifechanging implications.
Dans
Fund for Burns
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