Disaster relief

[unixronin]

Consider this:

• You are diagnosed with breast cancer.  Your insurance covers many, but not all, of the resulting expenses.
• After being mistakenly told you are in premature menopause, you find that what you thought was a new tumor is in fact a seven-month-old pregnancy.  You're not prepared for the expense of a baby after just fighting your cancer to a standstill.
• Meanwhile, you and your husband lose your jobs, running up yet more debt before you can find new jobs.
• Your cancer returns.
• And in the middle of this, the bank forecloses on you.

It'd pretty much suck big, spiky rocks through a straw, wouldn't it?  If you can spare a few dollars, please go read this post in beckyzoole's journal and send a small donation to otterhill.  If enough people send $5, it just might be enough to keep otterhill and the_geoffrey from losing their house on top of everything else that's happened to them.

Comments

[robbat2.livejournal.com]

I contributed now, and used your nice summary to post to my LiveJournal. It's syndicated in a few places, so the message should spread fast.

[unixronin.livejournal.com]

Excellent. Thank you.

[olafthunderfoot.livejournal.com]

wish i could help, but i'm in a financial mess myself.