
08-21-2008, 05:45 AM
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Michigan goes bowling to raise money for Mealers
By JOE VARDON
BLADE SPORTS WRITER
ANN ARBOR - Shelly Mealer has made it a practice not to look at most of her son Brock's medical bills. Instead, she sends them straight to the family's attorney. "I've peeked at a couple, and they're just so horrifying," the Wauseon woman said. Her youngest son, Elliott, is a freshman offensive lineman for the Michigan Wolverines. By throwing a "Bowling for Brock" charity event here yesterday, the team raised $15,025 to help cover his brother's medical expenses. Brock, 23, suffered a crushed lower vertebra in an auto accident that killed his father, David, and Elliott's girlfriend, Hollis Richer, on Christmas Eve. He is conducting his rehabilitation at the UM Medical Center, and his family set up a fund to pay for the costs not covered by insurance. Yesterday Brock and Elliott, their brother, Blake, and their mother were among those on hand at Colonial Lanes for the bowling event. The players bowled and signed autographs for fans who were asked to pay between $25 and $50 for admission - all going toward the fund. Brock, 23, who is in a wheelchair but said he is beginning to strengthen his hip muscles in an effort to walk again, said the bowling party in his honor was "amazing."
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