AJ Patnode and Family

Newspaper Articles

The following pages contain articles about A.J. Patnode and his family.

Unknown date - Baby brings joy to Woodland family

by Sally Ousley - reprinted from The Daily News with permission.

Strength, courage and wisdom are three words the Patnode family of Woodland is living by. And they need all those things to get through these trying times....read more.
April 29, 1999 - 'Faith has been a tremedous help'

by Terry McGuire - reprinted from The Catholic Northwest Progress with permission.

PORTLAND - Mike and Lori Patnode's home these days is the hospital room of the infant son, Albert Jacob. "A.J." was born Dec. 17, and is expected to die soon, his parents said....read more.
January 20, 2000 - A.J.'s first birthday

reprinted from The Catholic Northwest Progress with permission.

His 13-and-a-half-pound body still requires breathing assistance from a ventilator and a trac in his throat. And he continues eating through a "g-tube" connected to his stomach....read more.
June 12, 2002 - Paralyzed boy gets van after auction

by Bill Myers - reprinted from The Reflector, Battle Ground, with permission.

Thanks to many people in Woodland and neighboring areas, three year old A.J. Patnode, paralized since birth, got a big lift. This lift is hydraulic and attached to a transit bus....read more.