‘God’s blessings’ for stricken boy’s family

Stockton home of 12-year-old in coma gets major retrofitting

Roy Vazquez Jr. is shown in a family photo in August, a day before a ruptured brain artery rendered him comatose.Hector Vazquez

December 14, 2013 12:00 AM

STOCKTON - Sylvia Vazquez wants to bring her son home for Christmas.

John Shores, George Koertzen and a dozen or so building trades volunteers are doing everything in their power to make that happen.

And 12-year-old Roy Vazquez Jr. is demonstrating those signs of hope - independent breathing, opening his eyes - that could make that dream a reality.

Roy Vazquez Jr. is a seventh-grader at Hazelton Elementary. The school is selling T-shirts with his bucket list printed on them as a fundraiser. The family still faces daunting financial challenges. "Our son will require many things insurance doesn't provide," said Sylvia Vazquez, Roy's mother. "Diapers, personal care items, bedding, disposable bed pads." To help, you can:

Call: (209) 933-7210

Visit or write: Hazelton Elementary, 535 W. Jefferson St., Stockton CA 95206

Online: Get a T-shirt at Etsy.com ("Calianimal" in search box).

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'God's blessings' for stricken boy's family