CPUWIZ Medical Fund
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A friend of mine, and a long-time classic gamer, Roman (who goes by CPUWIZ online), is having a tough time with a recent illness. Several months ago he was struck with a condition from hell called Peripheral Neuropathy (Google it, you won't sleep well after). Recently his whole body started to shut down, forcing him to spend a week in bed, followed by dozens of tests to diagnose the illness. Last week his doctor called after hours and told him to go to the emergency room immediately or he would die. Roman had to spend 10+ hours in the emergency room, hooked up to 3 IV's etc., whilst many of the doctors look pretty puzzled and scared. By the end of the night, there were at least 12 staff members flurrying about. Most of this time Roman has not been able to work, and the amount of money for all the doctors and ER is going to be substantial, and the tests are far from over.
The trip to the ER was a result of his potassium levels being dangerously low (hypokalemia). This page shows that normal levels are 3.6 to 5.2 millimoles per liter (mmol/L), and CPUWIZ's was 2.2, below the level that is "life-threatening and requires urgent medical attention".
Medical and other bills are piling up quickly, and Roman hasn't been able to work to help pay them. I am looking to help raise some money for Roman to help pay the medical bills to help him through this tough period.
Roman has been involved with AtariAge for over a decade, helping to moderate the forums and assisting in other areas. He's created many of the circuit boards we use in the homebrew games we sell, and he's released many interesting hardware and software projects of his own to the community. Roman has also helped to raise funds for others in the community in the past.
Roman has been a professional game developer for the past 30 years and has quite a few titles under his belt. Odds are good that you've played one or more of the games he's worked on! Some of the games he's contributed to include:
ShapeShifter
Pac-Man World 1 & 2
Dead To Rights
Saints Row 2
Darksiders
Mafia III
...and many more
This is the first GoFundMe campaign I've ever setup,, and I'm hoping members of the classic gaming community can help Roman during this difficult time.
Thank you!!
The trip to the ER was a result of his potassium levels being dangerously low (hypokalemia). This page shows that normal levels are 3.6 to 5.2 millimoles per liter (mmol/L), and CPUWIZ's was 2.2, below the level that is "life-threatening and requires urgent medical attention".
Medical and other bills are piling up quickly, and Roman hasn't been able to work to help pay them. I am looking to help raise some money for Roman to help pay the medical bills to help him through this tough period.
Roman has been involved with AtariAge for over a decade, helping to moderate the forums and assisting in other areas. He's created many of the circuit boards we use in the homebrew games we sell, and he's released many interesting hardware and software projects of his own to the community. Roman has also helped to raise funds for others in the community in the past.
Roman has been a professional game developer for the past 30 years and has quite a few titles under his belt. Odds are good that you've played one or more of the games he's worked on! Some of the games he's contributed to include:
ShapeShifter
Pac-Man World 1 & 2
Dead To Rights
Saints Row 2
Darksiders
Mafia III
...and many more
This is the first GoFundMe campaign I've ever setup,, and I'm hoping members of the classic gaming community can help Roman during this difficult time.
Thank you!!
Organizer and beneficiary
Albert Yarusso
Organizer
Austin, TX
Roman Scharnberg
Beneficiary
