Derek Bogardus got a second chance at life after he was critically injured in a motorcycle accident in 2007. He was taken to Community Regional Medical Center, home of the only Level 1 trauma center between Los Angeles and Sacramento.
He was in a coma for months. His family drove 45 minutes each way from Coarsegold to be by his side.
Keeping families close in times of need is the goal of Terry’s House, a convenient and affordable lodging facility to be built across the street from Community Regional.
Terry’s House will be a 17,000-square-foot, two-story home within walking distance of the main entrance of Community Regional, on the corner of Fresno and R streets. It will feature 20 guest rooms with private baths, in-house refrigerators, an activity lounge, sitting areas, family resource center, children’s activity room, exercise room and a healing garden.
The construction of Terry’s House is dependent on private gifts and contributions. Community Medical Foundation’s goal is to raise $4.5 million to build the house, with additional funds to be raised to cover internal furnishings, operations and housing to those in need. The project’s financing began with gifts from Tom Richards, Bank of America and Lennar Homes. Richards’ brother, Terry, is the namesake behind Terry’s House. Terry was seriously injured in a car accident when he was 5 years old, and Terry’s mother drove 80 miles a day for five months to be with her son.
After much rehabilitation, Derek Bogardus is back on the road.
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