This fundraiser is In Honor of my sister, Ann E Green and In Memory of her best friend & husband, Ben H. Brown.

Ann and Ben were longtime residents of AllensPark, and met in Boulder, Colorado some 35 years ago. Ann knew immediately when she set eyes upon a beautiful A- frame, with captivating mountain views in AllensPark, that this was her dream home. Being nature lovers and avid hikers, as well as gifted freelance artists, Ann and Ben decided this was the perfect place to settle.

Ann was a successful graphic designer who won many awards over the years, and did a lot of work for Rocky Mountain National Park. Ben was a very gifted mural artist and his work dotted the Rocky Mountain region including many children’s hospitals as well Andrea Yaegars Silver Lining Ranch for children with long term illnesses. Being freelancers, they were able to commute and work from their beloved home until Anne had an accident, flipping her jeep 2 times in transit to Lyons delivering one of her design jobs. 

When she woke up in the hospital she noticed her right arm started to have slight tremors. She was years later diagnosed with the Parkinson’s. Amazingly, after years of searching for solutions, she had an operation called DBS, deep brain stimulation, and the results were amazing: no tremors! She got back to her normal weight and was able to resume some of her daily activities for a while. However, as some of you may know, there is no long term cure for Parkinson’s -yet. 

Ben consequently became Ann’s primary care giver which became increasingly difficult given his own health challenges. Ben was diagnosed with Diabetes and Neuropathy as well as heart disease and he sadly passed on this year in March, after a very challenging few years of being in and out of hospitals and rehabilitation. Ann then went to live temporarily with her family in Santa Fe and is now in a wonderful skilled nursing facility in Longmont where she is finally getting the skilled care and the therapies she needs.

The help Ann and Ben have received from dear friends, neighbors and the Allenspark community over the years has been amazing; from neighbors keeping their drive plowed in the winter to delivering groceries (shout out to Mike and Rae and children!) to friends and organizations visiting, or bringing meals, or house clean while they struggled to live in the mountains.

As many of you know, there is limited caregiving available in Allenspark, so Ann sadly has to say goodbye to her ‘home sweet home’. But she leaves with fond memories and a full heart as she reluctantly puts their home on the market, after it gets cleared and cleaned and market ready. 

A Huge Thank You goes out to each and every one of her kind neighbors , dear friends , the Allenspark church and those who donated their help already. 

What  an incredible giving mountain community! We wish to thank you each and everyone for your kindness and generosity, as this fundraiser will allow Anne a life of dignity as well as help cover medical expenses and get their home back into shape to sell.

With grateful hearts and much appreciation, 

Annie & Ben and Family 

“Rest in Peace Ben”

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