David Barton, IBEW local 25 member from Oceanside NY

David Barton, a IBEW local 25 brother, who is a great brother and friend of mine is beast of an electrian and a humble family man. He had pains in his abdomen for few weeks. He toughed it out and came to work, after drs told him it was Splenalgia, which is pain in the spleen. To him it made some sense since he was installing meter stacks for a job. But like every guy who tried to tough it out, he was convinced it was that. After a few days of coming back to work, he noticed the pain was worst as ever and returned to the ER. Numerous scans came to a conclusion that his appendix was enlarged (Appendicitis). He is in the hospital as of now. His wife does not work, takes care of 2 of his kids, and in times like this, anything will help. Living in NY with high taxes, a mortgage and all the other payments of living is tough these days. Anything will be appreciated. Hope he has a speedy recovery and can get back off his feet to go do what he does best.