Jan Nelson, a Microsoft employee, told a story about his neighbor, Tim, that’s him here, who fell off of the roof of his second story home, and was airlifted to Harborview Trauma Center in Seattle. You might not know that place, but it’s where the wife of Joe Beda works. Don’t know him? He is a tech lead on the Google Talk team up in Kirkland (his wife is a doctor in the emergency room there).

I guess that’s why I’m writing about this. We’re all connected somehow. Cross company, cross neighborhoods. Life is so uncertain. “It’s not a lock,” Jan wrote, reminding us once again to tell the people close to us what we think of them.

Well, the tragedy is he’s clinging to life, has two collapsed lungs, is on machines, and isn’t able to care for his two sons, 11 and 15. They are terrified right now and don’t know what the future holds for them.

If you can help, here’s the info.

Checks or deposits to:
Jan Nelson fbo Fredenburg Family
Washington Mutual

Any branch can accept donations. The Overlake branch address is:
Overlake Park
1955 156th Ave. NE
Bellevue, WA 98007

PayPal account for the fund is:

jan@nelsons.homeip.net