I've played the collectible card game Magic: The Gathering off and on for about 15 years now.  I've met a ton of people along the way who have stayed friends even as some of us have stopped playing the game.  It was at a small tournament in Memphis where I first met Dustin Roberson.

Dustin is a 28 year old goofball.  He's got a similar sarcastic sense of humor as me, and he's a joy to be around.  He also has Duchenne muscular dystrophy, but he doesnt let that define him.

I remember one of the first times I played against Dustin.  We were in the last game of our match and I was playing an obnoxious deck that just stopped my opponents from playing their strategy.  As we finished the game, Dustin looked at me with all seriousness and said "If I could stand up out of this chair, I'd punch you in the nose".  I looked at him for a minute, saw that twinkle in his eye and laughed my butt off.

Dustin has been confined to a chair most of his life.  His father, Vance Morgan, is an inspiration to me- driving Dustin to events, acting as his "hands" while playing, and showing everyone what a father is supposed to be. 

Now for the fundraising part- Dustin is confined to his chair and spends most of his days on the computer.  However, as his disease progresses, he's finding it harder and harder to play games and interact with others using more conventional methods like a mouse and speech recognition.

Our goal is to raise enough money to purchase a device to let Dustin control his PC using eye tracking software.  Anything raised beyond that goal will go to Dustin and his father for other bills, expenses and whatever they need.  

Thanks for reading this and considering contributing.  If you're not able to contribute, please share as much as you can.  This is one amazing family and anything we can do for them would be incredible.