Todd Boettger could head home in a few weeks

Todd Boettger continues to improve after the brutal beating in Greenwood last month. His brother Forrest tells us that Todd “had the feeding tube removed yesterday (Sunday) and is now eating pureed food which he thinks is disgusting.” Todd went outside for the first time this week and is now aware of where he is. Forrest says, “He would look at me and say, come on bro let’s go take me to the car and let’s get out of here.” Forrest was in Seattle this past week going door to door raising money for Todd’s medical bills. He spent four days “collecting $50 checks from as many companies that would donate and gave flyers to each one of the businesses to post in their windows.” Forrest doesn’t know the total raised but says the first of the bills are coming in. The total for the first hour, the c-t scans and x-rays is about $10,000. His goal is to raise $50,000. Forrest says he’ll be back in Seattle in a few weeks to do some more fundraising and help Todd transition from hospital to home.