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11/05/2006: "A Child In Need Of Community Help"

(Ryan and Bill Crosby, Sr. holding Ryan's two daughters, Taylir and Montana a little over a year ago)

Montana Crosby is the eighteen-month-old child of Ryan and Trina Crosby, and she and her family need financial help, and they need it right now, David and Mary Ann Anderson of San Juan Island explain that "Montana has a rare stage 4 liver cancer called "hepatoblastoma" and is in dire need of a liver transplant to save her life. The cost is $700,000, of which $500,000 must be paid in advance. The Crosby's do have medical insurance, but it does not include transplants".

Jim Carroll of the San Juan Lions said the Lions have come forward, and have set up an account that can be used to accept donations. Jim stated that "Although the amount seems huge, when I calculated the real cost per household, it would amount to 5000 households setting aside only 38 cents a day for one year which amounted to $140.00 per household. Pocket change can add up when everyone pulls together." Donations can be sent to

San Juan Lions Foundation
Post Office Box 54
Friday Harbor, WA 98250

Checks should have "For the Benefit of Montana Crosby" written on them.

Ryan and Trina are trying to sell everything they have, including their car, home and their property on San Juan Island to pay for the operation.


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They desperately need help in trying to save their baby. There is a plan to help do this: The family and friends have deposited a thousand dollars into an account for Montana Crosby at Islanders Bank, PO Box 909, Friday Harbor, WA 98250. Their hope is that 699 other Islanders will match their donation. The Crosby family is an old island family, settling on San Juan Island in the early 1890's. Ryan graduated from Friday Harbor High School and was a volunteer fireman for the Friday Harbor Fire Department before he became a full-time firefighter for Kitsap County. Trina is an elementary school teacher. Shortly before Montana became ill, Trina found out that she is expecting, the baby is due in February.

For more information about Montana and her family, you can access the following: web site Montana's journal begins on July 19th, the day Ryan and Trina took her to the hospital. This journal, which is filled with hope and prayers and grief, has had over 12,000 visitors offering love and support. The family asks that "you please pause for a moment and visualize Islanders coming forth with the donations necessary to save Baby Montana".