Comments about ‘Coming together: Community unites to help paralyzed football player’

Best ariticle I've read in the Deseret News in a long time.
It makes me feel good about my fellow Americans

May God bless all these great Americans for their generosity, hard work and eagerness to help others!

This is how needs should be met, by family, friends and neighbors. Not big goverment nanny state programs with thousands of bureaucrats, reams of regulations, pages of applications, and months of delays, and waste of money at every level.

Thank you all!
Best wishes to the kid and his family, and I know that they would have done the same if someone else had a similar accident and they could help.

Utah is great! People helping one another. God bless!

Hmmmm...hard hit by a sour economy. No work. Financial troubles. Many of these workers could easily be in downtown SLC protesting as part of the "99%". If the "Occupy" protesters were as devoted to community as they claim we would see more stories like this.....funny how your true core values come to the surface in tough times. These volunteers will be compensated in a multiplicity of ways; the gratitude of the Hancock family is only the beginning.

Great stuff. Small town America is stepping forward and showing the way. My admiration and gratitude to you all. Thanks for the story, DN.

Wow!! This account of selfless service, to the point of turning down opportunities for recognition that might help those who are struggling financially, was truly inspirational to read. It moved me to tears. Thank you so much for your example!

"Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these your brethren..."

Having a family member paralyzed, you cannot even comprehend what this means to this young man and his family to have an accessible home. This is what life is all about. Bless those individuals for doing that!

I echo the chorus; this is a very heart-warming story. Bless those who are doing it, and bless you Doug for writing it. I know from experience how much this will bless that family. 50 years ago my father was paralyzed in a mining accident that left him a quadriplegic for 27 years. The community jumped in and built an addition to our home which was necessary to accommodate his condition. I have reflected often over the years of the generosity of those good friends and neighbors who took time off from work and worked evenings to help our family.