Every year, we wrap up the season with the Jackyl Family Reunion and it’s ALWAYS a drunken good time!! And this year won’t be any different!!

And as we get set to get our livers warmed up for the main event, we got Jackyl’s Jesse James Dupree on the horn to talk about what’s gonna go down…you know, while we can still remember it all…..

Dear Johnny,

My name is Amy and I’ve been a Med Tech at local nursing homes for the last 14 years.

My husband works fulltime at a manufacturing job in the caves. We are really struggling

this year. Two weeks ago, my position was eliminated at the facility I’ve been working at.

After an interview yesterday, I will be back at a new nursing home starting this Friday.

But in the downtime, my husband was laid off for a week. When work is slow they just

don’t go in (but he is back at work this week). The gap in funds has put us behind. We

managed to pay December rent, but January is due on the 1st. My electric and gas are

also behind. I’m also writing to you about my beautiful little boy, Paxton, who’s in the 3rd

grade and turned 9 on December 10th. He is having a rough time. In kindergarten, he

was diagnosed with language and learning disorder. He has trouble comprehending

language, instructions, and understanding simple tasks. He falls behind very quickly. He

goes to school and has IEP classes (Individualized Education Program), but he feels

different. He gets quiet when he doesn’t understand, he’s socially awkward, has trouble

making friends, and gets picked on. He constantly calls himself stupid and I hate it. I am

working on getting him into counseling. It’s sad to see his confidence go from 100 to 0.

Things are so tight with bills and I just want a little something under the tree for him from

Santa. Thank you for reading my letter. I appreciate anything you can do.

Amy

Who Helped: Troy, Keith, Danelle, Nick, Casey, Luke, Russ, Cosentino’s

How You Helped: Caught up on rent, electric and gas, Christmas for Paxton, groceries

Dear Johnny,

My name is Shelby and I work full time and I’m also a student. I’m writing for help

because I have an emergency. A few days ago our service animal, Luna (a husky), was

playing in the yard and fell and injured her knee. We rushed her to the emergency vet

and found out she needs a TPLO surgery (tibial plateau osteotomy). She has a

dislocated kneecap and torn CCL (puppy version of an ACL). Her surgery costs $3800

to repair and we just don’t have it. Luna is a big part of our family, and more than that,

she is my service dog. In May, I was having severe headaches and was diagnosed with

a brain tumor that effects my vision. It’s a pituitary adenoma about the size of a large

gumball. It’s not cancerous, but it suppresses my adrenal gland and can cause seizures

and severe drops in blood pressure. I may have to have surgery, but for now I’m on

medication to regulate it. Luna is trained and certified as an alert dog for seizures and

blood pressure alerts, and I love her and need her. I can’t do without her. Thanks for

reading my letter and for any help you can give. I can provide any documentation or vet

estimate you need.

Thank you,

Shelby

Who Helped: Amy, Jeff & Tracy, Pete & Pipefitters 533, Derek, Tammy

How You Helped: Paid for Luna’s veterinary surgery, pet ramp

With the barrage of news coverage and conspiracies surrounding the mystery drones on the East Coast, it was good timing for documentary filmmaker and UAP/UFO expert James Fox to release his latest work, “The Program” that delves into the changing landscape of the government’s involvement in getting to the bottom of all of the recent encounters with UFOs and more….and he called the show this morning to talk all matter of unexplained phenomena!

Dear Johnny,

My name is Jessie and my husband is John and we have two little girls that are 6 and 9.

We both work (my husband is a diesel mechanic with a trucking company and I clean

houses). About 7 weeks ago we had a scare, my husband was on his motorcycle on his

way home from work and hit a deer not far from our house up in Gladstone.

He had multiple injuries including a broken pelvis, broken left femur, broken ribs and road rash.

It’s been a hard road for him to get back on his feet, but we’re just happy it wasn’t

worse.

I’ve worked to try to clean extra houses to keep our heads above water while

he’s had to take some time off for recovery. We’ve used up what little we had in savings

to try to keep up on bills and we’ve done ok for the most part, but I’m really worried

about rent. We haven’t been able to come up with money to cover December and it’ll be

January 1 before you know it. The good news is, my husband was just cleared to go

back to work on December 30th.

I’m just praying we can make it until that first paycheck back. We’ve been through so much as a family. I’ve just tried to keep everything as normal as possible for the girls, but it’s been rough. I just ask that maybe you could please consider us and thank you for reading our letter.

Jessie

Who Helped: Mary, Ashley, Big Eric, Shannon, Jason, Mike, Cosentinos

How You Helped: Caught up on rent + one month, Christmas for the kids, groceries

Dear Johnny,

My name is Candace and I am married with two kids, 14 and 5. My husband James and

I both work full time jobs, but have had trouble lately trying to stay above financial

issues. Our truck has been in and out of the shop for the past few months for one

reason or another. Our transmission went out, sensors were going bad and then some

computer issues. Getting repairs done has set us back so much that I even had to pawn

my wedding ring just to cover some of the costs. We’ve also fallen behind on paying for

daycare for our youngest son. I recently had to change jobs to be closer to home to cut

down on daycare hours, but we just can’t catch up. They have been good about working

with us, but I’m afraid we could lose our spot. I’m a US Army veteran and have been

taught to never give up, but I just don’t know I’m ever going to be able to fix this. I thank

you for taking the time to read my letter and anything you could do would be much

appreciated.

Candace

Who Helped: Jason, Sue, Zach, Kevin, Amish Adam, Red, Cosnetinos

How You Helped: Caught up daycare payments + one month, gave money to get wedding ring back from pawn, Christmas for the kids, groceries

Dear Johnny,

My dad, Tom, is a retired carpenter, but has since went back to work as a

maintenance man to make ends meet. Due to the nature of his work as a

carpenter, he has numerous health issues. He has had Hip replacement,

Knee replacement, Herniated disk surgery, both rotator cuffs repaired, and

more.

My dad has been a hard worker his whole life. I used to watch my dad from

my bedroom window leave for work early in the mornings. He would come

home as soon as he could, dirty and tired but never too tired for us kids.

Even with the struggles he would still smile and laugh. He loves telling

stories and stupid jokes. But over the last few years, I’ve seen him smile

less and less because of problems with his teeth. He has had upper

dentures for the last 15 years, but recently has had serious infection in four

of his bottom teeth (two of them had to be pulled). His dentist has warned

him that he needs denture replacement. He has health and dental, but it

doesn’t cover dentures.

He lives alone now and it’s hard for him to come up with that extra money.

I try and help as much as I can, but I am a single mother that works full

time trying to get by myself. I would do anything for my dad. He needs

upper and lower dentures, but he just doesn’t have the money. I know he is

worried about infection and it’s painful for him to even eat and I think he

gets embarrassed in public because of his teeth. He’s always been my best

friend and I’m just scared that if we don’t fix this he’ll have problems down

the road. I really would just be able to help my dad smile again.

Thank you for all you guys do, it is greatly appreciated by everyone.

Destiny

Who Helped: Christopher & Pipefitters 533. Alexander Ray’s TV & Appliance, Tom, Joe & Miles, Lori, Jerry, Cosentino’s

How You Helped: raised money for new dentures for her father and groceries

Dear Johnny,

I am not one to really ever ask for help or assistance, but this year has been different.

Things were going well, and my husband and I are both working. Then a week before

Thanksgiving, my mother in law suddenly passed away of a heart attack the night

before she was scheduled to be released to come home from her nursing/rehab facility.

We are still in shock, can't wrap our head around it. Needless to say, my husband and I

are now taking care of my father in law and my husband’s uncle.

In 2012, my father in law was injured in a 4-wheeler accident and a tractor weight

landed on the side of his head. Mentally and physically it has been a real struggle for

him and he needs our care. Both of them are living with us as this time.

We both work construction, but with time off for the funeral and getting our house in

order we’ve fallen a little bit behind.

I'm not one to ask for help, but when it comes to family, you do whatever you can.

Thank you for reading my letter and Merry Christmas to you guys.

Thank you,

Carolyn

Who Helped: Colby, Jim, Shannon, Cosentino’s

How You Helped: Caught up mortgage, Christmas for the grandkids, groceries

Dear Johnny and Morning Show,

I don’t know if you remember me, but this is Clint. You helped my family and our little boy, Maddox, last year. Unfortunately, December 7th 2024 our 4yr old Mighty Maddox lost his fight with brain cancer. He fought so hard and actually beat the cancer initially...unfortunately, 3 months after beating it the cancer came back with a vengeance.

Mighty Maddox truly fought so very hard. Even though he was just 4yrs old Maddox has inspired many others to fight just as hard as he did as well as touching the hearts and minds of many more. I am truly grateful to you guys and the people of Kansas City for giving us a final Christmas with Maddox that was unforgettable and we will cherish for the rest of our lives. Personally, I just wanted to give you an update and to say thank you to you all for giving our family a gift we can hold on to forever.

Thanks again and Merry Christmas,

Clint

Who Helped: Emily, Shelby, Brian, Cody, James

Dear Johnny,

My name is Alicia and I am in a desperate situation. In mid-October, my 2008 Chevrolet

Impala-- my driver's side front Window went off track and is wide open and won’t go

back up. Then a few days later, I noticed my muffler started vibrating underneath the

car. I’ve tried to cover the window the best I can, but it’s been some cold drives back

and forth to work. And then at the end of October, as the weather started to turn cold, I

tried to turn on my furnace and it was not working right. I try not to think about it

because I just don’t have the money to get it fixed and I hoped it would be okay. A

couple of weeks ago when the weather really turned cold, I tried to fire it back up and it

would only blow cold air, so I tried to get the temperature up to at least 58 degrees. It

began making a buzzing sound for a minute then shutting off for 30 seconds to a minute

then try to come back on with the same buzzing sound. I knew something wasn’t right,

so I just let it shut off. That has made for some really cold nights the last couple of

weeks. I went to bed a few nights ago and it was 43 degrees inside my house. I called

an HVAC technician to come out to my house and he said it could possibly be a blower

motor and/or a transformer. He quoted me more than $1000 to fix it and I just don’t have the money.

I work a full-time job and I’m just at my wits end. I’m driving to work every day with the

window down and the cold blowing in my face and then come back to a house that’s

usually in the mid-40’s degrees. I’ve been staying with a friend the last couple of nights

because I just don’t know what to do. I make just enough to cover my bills and get

groceries, but I just don’t have a way to get past this. I hate having to ask for help, but

thank you for taking the time to read my letter. Any help would be appreciated.

Sincerely,

Alicia

Who helped: Trevor our car mechanic, Joel with McFarland Heating and Cooling, Emily, Cosentino’s

How you helped: fixed the window in her car and installed a brand new furnace, paid water bill, groceries