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Mark Herman's _friends and family plan
fund-raiser for his long-term care.

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with all the medical equipment and
care, are enormous — well into the
hundreds of thousands of dollars,"
Leibovitz adds.
"Our goal for this fund-raiser is to
raise enough money to pay for Mark's
24-hour care for at least one year and to
purchase a vehicle for transportation
which, together, will cost in excess of
$200,000."

lmost since the day of his
devastating spinal cord
injury last March, Mark
Herman's family and friends
have been organizing an event that
would raise funds toward his long-term,
costly medical care.
Herman, 26, a Detroiter and gradu-
ate of North Farmington High
Years Of Therapy
School and Eastern Michigan
Herman is able to move his
University was an aspiring
shoulders and make small
actor and comedian who had
muscle contractions with his
been living in Chicago. He
biceps.
"The hope is that
became paralyzed from his
through
therapy and mus-
shoulders down when a chest
cle-strengthening
he will
press bar fell on the back of his
regain some additional
neck in a fitness center.
movement through his
With insurance covering
upper body that will provide
only a limited amount of his
him with a little more inde-
therapy', his sister, Suzanne
pendence," his sister says.
Leibovitz of Birmingham, and
"But Mark will likely need
friends Jodi Caden of
Mark
Herman
years
of continued aggressive
Bloomfield Hills and Debbie
occupational
and physical
Michelson of Birmingham,
therapy to regain strength and any
formed s group to plan a strolling sup-
mobility."
per and auction for Herman on
The fund-raising event is co-spon-
Saturday, Oct. 6. Caden's employer,
sored by Ari-El Enterprises Inc., Eaton
Janice Morse, offered her Designs
Steel Bar Company, the EGT Group,
Unlimited facility in West Bloomfield as
Style Magazine, Hour Magazine and the
a place to hold the event.
Jewish
News.
After months in hospitals and rehabil-
The
group, which has held meetings
itation centers, Mark now is living with
every few weeks for the last several
his mother, Alice Herman, in her West
months received community support in
Bloomfield home, modified by friends
the form of numerous donations for the
who donated construction material and
event.
labor to make it wheelchair and handi-
Richard Nushian, a professional auc-
cap accessible.
tioneer,
volunteered his time to lead an
"He is receiving home therapy [physi-
auction
of
donated items including
cal and occupational] several times a
trips,
a
walk-on
part on the WB-TV
week with the anticipation of continu-
show Felicity, a hot air balloon ride, a
ing with outpatient therapy when he
guitar signed by rock singer Melissa
gains enough strength and the
Etheridge, tickets to the Oprah Winfrey
endurance to do so," his sister says.
Show, a day at sea on a private yacht
Neither home therapy nor necessary
and mountain bikes.
home care is covered by Herman's
A silent auction also will be held,
insurance.
with
bids taken for items including
"The costs associated with Mark's
palm
pilots, dance lessons, electronics,
care, particularly for the first few years
jewelry and gift certificates for spa and
while he is getting situated at home
beauty items and clothing.

