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MAD DADS National Director VJ Smith Hospitalized, Battling COVID
Many have become accustomed to seeing MAD DADS wearing their green shirts all around town.
By Reg Chapman
October 9, 2020
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MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — COVID-19 cases continue to climb in Minnesota, with more than 1,400 cases reported in just the last 24 hours. Recently, that number includes a prominent community member in Minneapolis.
Many have become accustomed to seeing MAD DADS wearing their green shirts all around town — especially downtown — helping young people change their lives. But now one of those green shirts is missing. National director of MAD DADS, VJ Smith, is in the hospital in a fight for his life.
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“I’ve got coronavirus, and I’ve got double pneumonia, and I’m fighting them both with everything that I’ve got. I’m fighting them as hard as I can,” he said in a video posted to Facebook. “So if you’d just pray for me, if you’ll just pray with me, if you’ll just lift me up, that’s all I need. That your prayers are working, your strength is coming through.”
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