A plea for help
Posted: May 31st, 2015, 2:02 am
Hey all,
I was contacted tonight by Marius Toma, who you all may remember as "delfinasu", a one-time member of our group.
He has, basically, come to me with his hand out, asking for help. He informs me that he has just been diagnosed with incipient Parkinson's Disease. He is currently on medication that leaves him pretty much immobile, with barely any ability to walk, eat, or communicate. He says he can only type with one finger on one hand.
He also says he is having severe financial difficulties, and that he needs $1400 to cover his medications, which are very expensive.
Now, I'm sure you're all thinking the same thing I am - namely, that we barely know him, and we only know him by name, and he is, for the most part, a complete stranger, and has been since he left our community. We have no reason to believe him, and no reason to believe that he'll pay us back - which he says he will by the end of the year - if we do send him money.
He says he can provide proof of his illness if need be.
I guess I'm basically asking everyone if they would like to pitch in whatever they can to help a fellow human being. Let me know if you are interested in contributing, and how much, and I will organize it. Even if we can't raise $1400, I'm sure we can at least send a portion of it. I think Paypal has a feature where we can all put money in a big electronic collection plate, and then send it to him.
Thanks for your support.
I was contacted tonight by Marius Toma, who you all may remember as "delfinasu", a one-time member of our group.
He has, basically, come to me with his hand out, asking for help. He informs me that he has just been diagnosed with incipient Parkinson's Disease. He is currently on medication that leaves him pretty much immobile, with barely any ability to walk, eat, or communicate. He says he can only type with one finger on one hand.
He also says he is having severe financial difficulties, and that he needs $1400 to cover his medications, which are very expensive.
Now, I'm sure you're all thinking the same thing I am - namely, that we barely know him, and we only know him by name, and he is, for the most part, a complete stranger, and has been since he left our community. We have no reason to believe him, and no reason to believe that he'll pay us back - which he says he will by the end of the year - if we do send him money.
He says he can provide proof of his illness if need be.
I guess I'm basically asking everyone if they would like to pitch in whatever they can to help a fellow human being. Let me know if you are interested in contributing, and how much, and I will organize it. Even if we can't raise $1400, I'm sure we can at least send a portion of it. I think Paypal has a feature where we can all put money in a big electronic collection plate, and then send it to him.
Thanks for your support.