Surprise Tailgate Lifts Patient's Spirits ; Bacteria Kept Glen Burnie Firefighter On Sidelines

Maryland Gazette › January 05, 2011

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A group of Ravens fans descended on the Severna Park Center of Genesis Healthcare for a tailgate party Friday, and this time their missing member was part of it.

The party was all in honor of Stevie Barnett, the county firefighter who was hit with a flesh-eating virus earlier this year. His condition has limited his participation with the Baltimore Ravens Tailgate Task Force 1175, which is made up of devoted fans. Because Barnett couldn't make their trip to Texas, when the Ravens defeated the Houston Texans, arrangements were made to have a surprise tailgate party for him Friday, right in the nursing home's parking lot.

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Surprise Tailgate Lifts Patient's Spirits ; Bacteria Kept Glen Burnie Firefighter On Sidelines

"I'm really blessed with a great group of people. They keep me upbeat," said Barnett, a 50-year-old Glen Burnie resident. "I can't get down. There are alway...

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