then I think I should do one. I put it up HERE. Here is what I wrote:
In pain all day long and now in financial pain.
I have a compression fracture of a vertebrae which causes me pain all day long. I’ve had this for the better part of 4 years. I can’t be upright for much longer than 4 hours a day and cannot sit in a chair, so I spend most of my day lying on a gym mat at my laptop. I manage pain with over the counter painkillers, and do not want to start resorting to opiates or all-day alcohol. I have no health insurance.
I do intend to see if one of the local medical schools can do anything for me for free, but I have a more pressing problem in that, along with not being able to earn as much as I used to due to this condition, the last two roommates I had both turned out to be nightmares, and I am now in dire financial need. I owe the landlord money from current and previous shortfalls, and I cannot depend on them to continue to put up with this without taking action in their own best interest. I do work from home, but my main computer recently stopped working, so I am now dependent on this under-powered laptop which cannot manage most of the graphical components I need to do in my work.
I recently started going to a weekly food bank which helps me save money. I never thought I’d have to resort to that. It’s humbling to see the love of the food bank workers and when I’m able I intend to give back, somehow. Doing this GoFundMe is also humbling, but here I am, I guess. Any donations would be fantastic. I’d like to get at least partially physically mended so I can try to get my life back, but with this financial pressure a more immediate challenge it looks like I’m a long way from there. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
(BTW the photo of me is from 5 years ago before my back problem started.)
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I would certainly help if I had the money. If things do not get better on my front, I may start a Gofundme myself. Not me, but my wife nearly died after her first and only Moderna shot. Medical bills are killing us. And more are coming. Prayers have been, and will be sent. At least I have a.good job.
thank you Harry. My best wishes for you both
Hey Martin. Will certainly pray for you. Hope your message gets to the right people asap. Sorry to hear about your troubles. I did pass the link along to a friend. Wish I could do more right now for you, but just not in the cards at the moment.
Nice picture by the way!
thanks for your kind words Jeremy
I think I’ll do one because I’m just poor and want more money. That’s what most of them seem to be, isn’t it?
I fail to see the legitmacy of Sarah Hoyt’s GFM campaign. Her health is no longer an issue, and it was allergies! I’d swap allergies for this broken back in a heartbeat. Plus she’s not alone dealing with it like I am, or so many people are. She’s got $120K plus pledged already. I’ve got $20. I’m far more at risk of losing the apartment I rent than she was of losing her house. I don’t begrudge anyone trying to use that platform, but some campaigns are more worthy than others.
Maybe reach out to Sarah Hoyt for a donation? Not trying to be flip. Is it a possibility?
good idea, I may try it, seeing as 2 emails to instapundit have gotten nowhere. Maybe if Steve Green read the members blogs he might consider posting at insty. (which is one of my TSL questions: why isn’t he posting RA videos there?)
I’m not sure why Steve doesn’t post the RA videos at instapundit. I haven’t made a habit of visiting anywhere but here. Too busy correcting the rest of the Internet I guess. LOL.
Hope you get through to Sarah. I’ll be Steve has his hands full writing and keeping up on the news along with having a personal life with his wife and two boys. I know I do…minus his wife and his two boys. That would be weird. Plus they won’t return my messages.