Crain family sets up medical fund
Surgery for 2008 Olympic marathon hopeful Jenny Crain has been postponed until the swelling in her brain subsides more, according to a message posted yesterday by Crain’s family on a hospital website.
Crain, 39, sustained multiple injuries when hit by a car Aug. 21 while running just blocks from her home on Milwaukee’s eastside.
Milwaukee police said Crain ran against a “Don’t Walk” traffic signal when she was struck in the crosswalk by a southbound car in the left lane of N. Farwell Ave. approaching E. Brady St. at 7:44 a.m. The driver, a 22-year-old, was not charged and no tickets will be issued, a police spokesperson said.
Silent Sports columnist Teri Dwyer – also a Milwaukee native the same age as Crain but not an acquaintance – is among the many runners who have said “it could have been any of us.”
“I literally count my near misses with cars every time I go out for a run in Saint Paul. It sounds like she may have crossed against a light, but even still, running can be pretty scary,” Dwyer said.
Crain’s family has set up a fund through M&I Bank “so Jenny’s relatives, friends, teammates and colleagues can help with Jenny’s care.”
There are two ways to make a donation:
1) Send a card with a donation to:
Jenny Crain - Make It Happen Fund
c/o M&I Bank - Mail 098-9120
Attn: Cathy Haukedahl
651 Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis, MN 55402
2) Visit any M&I Bank and let the teller know you want to contribute to the fund. To find M&I Bank locations, look here.
On Aug. 25, the Crain family likened Jenny’s recovery to running a marathon “with some miles better than others. Up hills and down hills. The wind at times in her face and at other points at her back. Most importantly, with her fans and supporters by her side cheering her on throughout. We all know that Team Jenny will ‘make it happen.’”