Alana, Jim & Anita:

Our family and our church family at Mason Vineyard is praying for your complete recovery. We love you and will keep praying
for you.

Pete & Terri

My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family and I wish you a speedy recovery. Your parents are a fine example of good people in the world and my heart goes out to all of your entire family.

Marcus Opitz

Alana - Being your landlords during your tenure in Hays, Ks, we admired your strength,courage, and youthful vigor you had the day we met you when we showed you your new future Apartment at 502 W. 39th Street - - Coming all the way from Florida by yourself to the unknown of Western Kansas to become a TV news anchor!! We were so thrilled to have you as a renter. Your smile, love for life, personality, neatness, politeness, friendliness, understanding, and willingness to always help anyone are attributes we will never forget. We often thought of you as one of our family. We were also thankful that you had your parents cell phones on your rental application. It was our only contact to where we could speak to your familly (mother) after hearing about the accident. Alana, your strength, courage, youthful vigor, smile, love for life, personality, friendliness, and other attributes along with prayers for you from all of us that love and admire you will pull you and your family through these difficult times. We will continue to follow your progress daily. The renters at the Apartment complex are also very concerned about your condition and likewise are keeping you and your family in their prayers. Hopefully after your recovery, we will have a chance to once again see you on TV, as well as have the opportunity to see you in person when you are back in the Western Kansas area. As we often joked, maybe we will see you on FOXNEWS one of these days!! You certainly have made a true impact on many people's lives, including ours. We were so fortunate getting to know such a wonderful person like you in our Apartments while you were in Hays.

Your Hays, KS Landlords
Vernon & Carol Kinderknecht

Alana,
How sorry I am that you have to go through this, but as many people have already written I have always known you to be a strong person and a fighter. I know its going to take a lot more then this to ever keep you down. I can’t wait to see you back on your feet following your dreams. I wish you a quick recovery you are in my thoughts and prayers.
Jess B

Alana,
My prayers and thoughts are with you & your family. You are a beautiful person and I always truly enjoyed seeing you in the salon. I know you will recover soon.
Laurel

Alana,
My prayers are with you. I hope you have a speedy recovery. I enjoy watching you on channel 12.
I too have had a bout with a drunk driver. Too bad they never hurt themselves only innocent people.This driver had many DUI's too, but they always slap the hand and let them go . Even after they do damage to someone.I pray your recovery is complete.

Alana,
Our warmest and most sincere prayers are for you and your family through this ordeal. Because we see you and your colleagues every day bringing us stories that affect our lives and our community, there is a tendacy to believe you are above normal life. This accident reminds us that no one is safe from harm's way. May God's hand be upon you and your family.

Alana,

I am saddened to hear this news. My prayers to you and your family for a speedy recovery.

John

Alana,
We met in Ellis doing a story at the grade school. I have enjoyed seeing you continue on with the news in Wichita. All of Ellis county has been praying for a speedy recovery for you.
Julie

Alana,

Your in our thoughts and prayers for a speedy recovery! We miss you in Tampa!

Dear Alana,
Freiends forever, together and apart, we may be distant, but your always in my heart.You have people praying for you all around the world. In tampa, plantation, ecuador, spain, hays and wichita. I know you will recover quickly and fully and I cant wait until I see you in Kansas. And as Nicholas would say Alana mini me needs someone too look up to.
All my love ,
your cousin Anna Maria

Alana, I was heart broken when I heard the news. But I know you are a strong person and will pull through this! Madi is coloring you a picture as we are both praying for you and wishing you the quickest of recoveries. We know you will be back on your feet soon and will be rporting again before you know it! You and your family are in my prayers!!
Former colleague,
Sarah Hawkins

My prayers go out to one of the best producers a Radio 1 student could have at WRUF! My prayers, along with everyone elses at the University of Florida, are with you! I talked to Tom and Bridget today and they've been on the phones non-stop with Matt trying to get updates on you! Get better soon Alana, the world needs more reporters like you!!

Jenn Bates

You are a terrific young reporter.

Fight through this.

We wish you a full and fast recovery.

The Griders

Alana, Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family for a speedy recovery. We enjoy your news stories out here in Western KS. We look forward to your return.
Kelley and Don Marshall
Cimarron, KS