Support the Smith Family in Crisis
Help Ease the Burden of Medical Bills and Expenses
Join us in making a difference for a family facing overwhelming medical bills and expenses due to a tragic accident. Your support can bring hope and relief during this challenging time.
Your Generosity Matters
When one of our own needed help, you all stepped up in a big way, and we truly appreciate it. Thanks to your generous donations, we were able to raise the necessary funds to assist the Smith family with their immediate needs and cover some of their medical and travel expenses. With these urgent needs met, the WHPA and the Smith family have decided to close this portion of our campaign so we can get them the much-needed funds quickly.
However, Little Buddy Christian still has a long road ahead and will need continued support. With years of medical costs and challenges ahead, anyone who wishes to help can donate through this link… https://gofund.me/b9f46da2 which was created by friends to collect additional contributions from those who learn about his story after our campaign ends, as Christian travels a road ahead that is measured in years of recovery, not months. These donations will help cover ongoing medical treatments, physical therapies, and expenses not covered by insurance. Unfortunately, we’ve noticed online scams falsely claiming to raise funds for the Smith family, so we want to ensure everyone knows that this is the only legitimate donation account.
The Smith family and the Wyoming Highway Patrol Association are incredibly grateful for your prayers and assistance during this difficult time—we truly cannot thank you enough. Many of you have reached out to ask about Christian’s progress, and we know how much you care about his well-being. We will continue to post weekly updates here, so please check in periodically to see how he’s doing.
On the morning of February 12, Wyoming State Trooper Parker Smith experienced one of the most terrible calls a law enforcement officer can get – a serious injury vehicle crash involving severe injury to a small child. What makes this crash even more tragic is that when he arrived on scene, he discovered the vehicle was his family’s minivan, carrying his wife and two children. Thankfully his wife, Aby, and four year old son, PJ, were not seriously injured.
Two year old Christian, however, was seriously injured in the crash and was flown to Scottsbluff, NE and then on to Children’s Hospital of Colorado for ongoing, advanced care.
Little Christian has a collapsed lung, fractured ribs, jaw, and skull, as well as a multitude of other serious injuries. He is currently on a ventilator. The care he requires is intensive and ongoing. This situation will put considerable strain on the Smith family over the coming days and weeks. They will need to navigate one parent trying to care for PJ at home, while the other parent is with Christian.
This will require hotel stays, meals, and fuel expenses – just to name a few things. The stress and uncertainty of this situation is unimaginable.
Anyone who has been around the Smiths know what kind, compassionate, and gracious people they are. Please consider helping them in their incredible time of need so they can put their focus on caring for their “little buddy”.
Updates on Christian's Status
Monday, March 10th, 2025
Good afternoon again to all of Little Buddy’s supporters, We heard from the Smith family today and it looks like things continue to get better a little at a time for Christian as he begins his physical therapy during his long recovery efforts. Parker has sent us an...
Wednesday, February 26th, 2025
Here is an update on Little Buddy: Unfortunately, the smith family was recently informed that Christian still has 4 to 6 weeks remaining at the hospital for advanced care before he can be released and begin any long term care. Christian continues fighting and...
Wednesday, February 19th, 2025
Trooper Parker Smith has expressed his gratitude and wanted to update everyone on the progress of his Little Buddy: “I just wanted to extend my gratitude to everyone who has been praying for us in this extremely tough time. Words just can’t explain how grateful we...
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