GULF SHORES, Ala. - Jacob Mogan, a 13-year-old Gulf Shores Middle School student, tragically had a stroke on his spinal cord on May 29. This incredibly rare occurrence has left him paralyzed from his midsection down to his toes.

The Mogans are well-known in Gulf Shores through civic, church, and school activities. Jacob's dad, Matt, is Chairman of the Alabama Gulf Coast Area Chamber's Annual National Shrimp Festival.

This has devastated the family and the entire community. The doctors and staff at Sacred Heart Women's and Children's Hospital in Pensacola who are caring for Jacob have told Jacob's parents, Matt and Belinda, that the very best facility to address Jacob's case is The Shepherd Center for Spinal Cord Injury in Atlanta. (www.shepherd.org).

Jacob has been accepted in to The Shepherd Center and that is a blessed event. Combined with the Power of Prayer, the Shepherd Center is Jacob's best hope for a full recovery. Everyone that loves the Mogan Family so dearly has been asking the question how they can help.

With Matt and Belinda's blessing, "The Jacob Mogan Fund" has been set up to allow friends to help with the tremendous expenses associated with all the actions that will be required for what everyone hopes and prays will be a full recovery for Jacob.

Our goal is to remove all possible stress and worry for Matt and Belinda and younger sister Jenna so they can concentrate their full energy to Jacob's rehabilitation and recovery. The experts all agree that it is critical for Matt and Belinda to be by Jacob's side throughout this process. 

To lend support donations can be made at any Centennial Bank location in any amount. No donation is too small or too large. The family is blessed to have such a tremendous community of supporters and they have asked that you continue to pray for God's Strength as they climb Jacob's Ladder to a full blessed recovery.

Make checks payable to: The Jacob Mogan Fund, Centennial Bank, c/o Tracie Sweat, P.O. Box 4649, Gulf Shores, 36547, 251-986-8901.