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Support Jimmy Gonis in His Fight for Life

<div>At just 11 years old, Jack Hayes is facing the toughest battle of his life — a fight against ALL leukemia. But if there’s one thing everyone who knows Jack can agree on, it’s that he is one of the toughest, most caring, and hardest working kids you could ever meet.

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<div>Jack is more than a classmate and teammate — he’s family to so many in our community. Whether it’s on the lacrosse field, football field, basketball court, in the classroom, or surrounded by friends and family, Jack brings energy, determination, kindness, and a smile that lifts everyone around him. He is an incredible athlete, a dedicated student, and someone who genuinely cares deeply for the people in his life. He approaches everything he does with heart, toughness, and positivity.

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<div>As the Hayes family begins this difficult journey, we are coming together to help support them with the overwhelming medical expenses, hospital visits, treatment costs, and time away from work that come with fighting leukemia. The funds raised will help cover Jack’s medical care, support the family during hospital stays, and ease the financial burden so they can focus fully on Jack’s recovery.

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<div>We are asking our community, friends, family, teammates, classmates, and anyone willing to help to rally around Jack and the Hayes family during this fight. Every donation, share, prayer, and message of support makes a difference and reminds the Hayes family they are not facing this battle alone.

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Help Professional Stunt Woman Flavie Groleau walk again.

**MARCH 12 UPDATE: I have taken $2K off of the $10K total due to the donations who chose to contribute via Zelle. We are close. Please help if you can- only a few thousand to go! Thank you so much for helping me get through this insane time. • **FEB 27 UPDATE: Tova, the love of my life, died in surgery yesterday, Feb. 26. The vet refunded a substantial amount so I've changed the original amount I was needing help with ($20K) but I still need $10K to get through this and cover the surgery costs. • **PREVIOUS: I got home tonight and my dog Tova Graier wasn’t able to move. I rushed him to the emergency hospital to find out he has internal bleeding and was bleeding out into his stomach. He is now in surgery and has had three blood transfusions. I was already having a really hard time scraping by but I’ve just put $16K I can’t afford on my credit cards to get him through surgery. Please help us get through this— I already went homeless once paying for a vet bill many years ago and I really don’t want to experience that again. Please help me get Tov home so I can nurse him back to health and help me with his emergency vet bills. I hate asking for help, but I can’t do it by myself. Currently, I’ve had to spend $16K but there will be more costs associated with whatever else has to happen as we move forward.

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<div>The Jaronczyk family is in the process of setting up a James Jaronczyk memorial fund, where all proceeds of this gofundme page will go into the memorial fund that will be distributed to the Not-for-Profit Christian Ministry Search and Rescue organization in addition to other organizations on James’ behalf.
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<div>Hi all. As a member of the West Islip community, my hope is that we can send our neighbors in Massapequa any and all support to James’ family during this unimaginable time. As a fellow mother myself, my heart wants to do whatever possible to show that there's a community of people far and wide that are sending prayers their way. Our goal here is solely to bring some peace to them in James' honor. Every little bit helps!
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In James Jaronczyk’s Memory

<div>This past fall, long-time Stuntwomen's Association member Elle Alexander was diagnosed with a rare form of Muscular Dystrophy called <a href="https://www.cedars-sinai.org/health-library/diseases-and-conditions/o/oculopharyngeal-muscular-dystrophy-opmd.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><strong>OPMD</strong></a>. Because it is so rare it's difficult and expensive to diagnose with extensive and complex testing. While it is not fatal, it is currently incurable and requires both multiple surgical treatments and therapy.
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<div><em>"Anyway, I'm sharing this because I want people to know why I can't work anymore. I wanted to make sure all my friends and the stunt community know. As hard as it is to put this down on paper, it's even hard for me to tell people on the phone or in person. Please share this with my other friends in the stunt community. It's easier for me to let everyone know that way. Thank you! Elle"</em>
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<div>As some of you know, our incredible Anne Burns is battling Stage 4 Breast Cancer that has metastasized to her liver. Though this fight won't be easy, we can all make one aspect of this fight a little less hard.
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Join Anne's battle against Cancer!

<div>Project Scleroderma is a 501c3 nonprofit organization with a primary mission to dramatically increase the level of awareness for a rare autoimmune disease called Scleroderma. We do so by way of documentary films and videos, highlighting the stories of those who suffer from this disease. Our hope is that with more awareness we will be able to educate and inspire a greater level of support for scleroderma research, that can ultimately lead to a cure.
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<p>UPDATE: Hi, Friends. I need your help now more than ever. After a few months of random vomiting it was determined brain tumors were the culprit, and they also found a hemorrhage in my right ventricle. It required immediate craniotomy, rendering me unable to drive anymore. I owe more on my car than it’s worth. I also have thirteen tumors all along my spine requiring low dose morphine around the clock, sometimes fast-acting for breakthrough pain. It’s agonizing pain. 
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<p><br />My name is Danielle, and my three children, Jamison (10), Penelope (8), and Sawyer (4) and I live in Boulder, Colorado. I have been living with stage IV triple negative metastatic breast cancer for two years. While treatable, it is, unfortunately an incurable disease with an average life expectancy for someone like me being three-five years. Triple negative is the worst subtype of breast cancer to have as it usually requires indefinite IV chemotherapy and has the poorest prognosis. This is because of its aggressiveness, and how its harsh treatments can eventually cause other organs to prematurely fail. <br /><br />At present, the breast cancer has metastasized into a lime-sized tumor in my left lung, several lymph nodes in my chest wall and abdomen, one of which crushed my airway, and four areas in my brain. I also have developed pulmonary embolism in my right lung, and tachycardia with fluid around my heart. <br /><br />Over the past few months, I have had over twenty chemotherapy infusions, bronchoscopy and biopsy to my lung, plus cancer lasered out of the inside of my airway, radiosurgery to my brain, and several hospitalizations for sepsis, pneumonia, and neutropenia. As a result, I have not been able to work my freelance job. Since disability and child support doesn't pay enough to cover my bills without freelance work, this has caused me serious financial stress, in addition to the stress of my health.<br /><br />All the while, the chemotherapies have failed back to back as I have watched in horror one scan after the next yield more and more cancer progression. Just recently in May 2021, a brain MRI showed a new cancerous mass between my skull and brain, and another imbedded in my brain, both of which will be treated soon with a Gamma Knife radiation procedure.<br /><br />As a result of the immense progression, I am seeking a second opinion with a specialist in complex triple negative cases at Memorial Sloan-Kettering. I was initially told that CO Medicaid was one of the many out-of-state Medicaids they accept, but now learned that was a mistake and they will let me know the out-of-pocket cost for the consult. My hope is to get on to a clinical trial, which is a further time commitment, but possibly the best chance I have of staying alive for as long as possible. After my current chemotherapy fails, I am down to one standard of care option left, and then clinical trials are my only hope.  The unfortunate thing is, many clinical trials exclude patients like myself with brain metastases, so my options may be even more limited. I have already been on five IV chemo in two years, plus an immunotherapy. It is my greatest hope this consult will yield new options for me!<br /><br />All of the treatments and constant trips to the hospital (one hour each way) are exhausting me further, and I use a lot of complimentary medicine and treatment to keep my body feeling good as often as possible. This includes vitamins, supplements, acupuncture, reflexology, massage, and other things that add up fast when you can't work as much as you used to. But they help with my nausea, fatigue, insomnia, and appetite. So it's worth it to have a better quality of life and keep going. Treatment will never end for me unless I enter hospice, so it is important that I keep upmy stamina for as long as possible. A few days ago was my 56th chemotherapy infusion, with no end in sight.<br /><br />Lastly, my recent hospitalizations and cancer progression have solidified for me that I really need to arrange my funeral plans, so I know it's taken care of and can spend my final time earthside enjoying my loved ones. I don't have a spouse or parents who will help in paying for these arrangements, so it's down to me to do it all and it's hard with a limited income and finite amount of time to earn money as a sick person. I have decided I want a water cremation and plot at a memorial garden here in Colorado where I will be planted into a tree and my children can come and visit me. It might sound strange, but I think that having this taken care of and knowing where my final resting place is will really ease my anxiety about dying young and give me enormous peace whenever the time comes to transition. <br /><br />Any funds received via GFM will cover:<br />Outstanding medical bills, travel expenses to cover costs of friends and family helping me as I recover from surgery.<br />Help with household bills usually supplemented by my freelance work<br />Complimentary medicine/treatment (Vitamins, supplements, acupuncture, etc...)<br />Transportation since I cannot drive myself anymore or get a ride (Intelleride makes you wait on a bench for 1-2 hours)<br />Household help (cleaning services, meals)<br />Final expenses (Memorial Garden plot, tree, etc...; Medicaid will cover some, but out of pocket estimate is $4-7k).<br /><br /><br />Thank you so much for the gift of your time-the most precious thing in the world! If you can help in any way, even sharing with your own loved ones, it would mean the world to me. Thank you for helping me and my little family so I can be here for as long as possible with them!! I cannot do this without you, really and truly. Living with this disease is hard enough, especially without a caregiver. I would love nothing more than to spend my final time Earthside, however long that may be for (hopefully quite a long while still!), with as little stress and struggle as possible. I am trying to squeeze in decades of living and experiences into a few years with a body in decline, and any help to achieve that is most appreciated. <br /><br />To follow my life living with metastatic breast cancer, please visit #WigsAndThingsBlog on Instagram or <a href="http://www.wigsand">www.wigsandthings.org </a><br /><br />To learn more about metastatic breast cancer, the only kind that kills over 42, 000 people a year annually around the world, please visit www.metavivor.org

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<p><strong>UPDATE: WE ARE RAISING MORE MONEY TO ALLOW THE PLANES TO KEEP DOING MORE TURNS.</strong><br /><br />We are coming to you in desperation to conduct an <strong>emergency flight rescue</strong> of 300+ Afghan souls. I have been working alongside humanitarian aid groups, decorated military veterans, and activists on the ground in Kabul, fighting to save people who otherwise have no chance at survival in the Taliban-occupied Kabul.<br /><br />The individuals in question are high-value targets - Afghan men and women who have worked as human rights lawyers, champions of Women’s and LGBTQ rights, journalists, government liaisons, artists, and interpreters - all of whom are at <strong>imminent risk of being executed by the Taliban,</strong> along with their families. We will be taking full family units.<br /><br />If these people do not get rescued as soon as possible, neither they nor their family will make it through the month. The Taliban have a KILL LIST and are going door to door, searching for these people and reportedly <strong>killing them on sight if found</strong>. Every one of these individuals on the manifest have been vetted.<br /><br />Due to the rapidly deteriorating situation in Kabul, this rescue mission will only be possible if $550,000 is raised to fuel 2 airplanes to fly into Kabul from a foreign country.  <strong>If we raise twice the amount ($1,100,000), we’ll do another run. There are enough people in need to make many round-trips with our two airplanes. We will continue multiplying as goals are met. </strong><br /><br />With help from people on the ground in Kabul, and the newfound security of the airport due to increased US presence — we have arranged for a <strong>safe onboarding process</strong>. All of the people who will be boarding the planes have been extensively vetted.<br /><br /><strong>Every $1,500 raised represents a seat on one of the planes, and a life saved.</strong><br /><br /><strong>Please share wide and far, as hundreds of lives are at stake.</strong><br /><br /><strong>FUNDING</strong><br /><br />The money will be paid to and distributed from Raven Advisory, LLC, based in NC.<br /><br />Any overages in funds raised beyond flights will be donated to the International Women’s Media Foundation, who are actively helping with this rescue effort + settlement, to help the people we rescue start a new life. <br /><br />Destinations have been secured to allow our planes safe passage + landing, and locations cannot be disclosed until the flights have arrived safely. Updates will be provided frequently. <br /><br />Special thanks to our partners:<br /><br />The International Women’s Media Organization (IWMF) is the only organization that provides safety training, byline opportunities, and emergency support tailored to women journalists and photographers around the world. <br /><br />Raven Advisory, LLC is a multi-dimensional integrator for risk management, security, training, and humanitarian efforts. Raven's subsidiaries are: Gryphon Group, Raven Medical, and Raven Worldwide. www.ravenadvsry.com<br /><br />GOOD/Upworthy: a social impact company <br /><br />And to all the military veterans in Los Angeles who are helping us lead this charge!
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FLYAWAY: EMERGENCY AFGHAN RESCUE MISSION

On March 31 I was diagnosed with what was then thought to be Stage 1 but after surgery ended up being Stage 3 Oral Tongue Cancer.  I had surgery to remove the cancer from a portion of my tongue as well as the lymph nodes from the ride side of my upper neck.  After Surgery I was to under-go Proton Radiation therapy.  Proton Therapy is the most precise version of radiation for cancer and carries the least amount of side effects for head and neck cancers like mine.  The big risk with radiation is the surrounding healthy tissues and the long term physical effects.  Proton therapy delivers radiation in a precise way with minimal damage to the surrounding areas.  This gave me the best chance at not having long term side effects including difficulty swallowing, hypothyroidism, dry mouth and loss of taste.  After 5 different appeals with my insurance company, my insurance denied my treatment.  My doctor wrote in medical letters of necessity as well as I wrote in pleading with the insurance company to approve my treatment not only because it was imperative to give me the best shot at a recurrence free survival, but also so I could maintain a good quality of life and to continue being able to perform in my current profession.  After the denial I had to borrow money from my family to be able to pay out of pocket for my entire radiation treatment.  This go fund me is to cover those medical bills and hopefully help recoup some of those costs so that I can pay my family back to reduce the financial burden that should have been on the insurance company.  Its very hard for me to ask for help, and I would never want someone else to put themselves at a hardship for doing so.  If you have some bucks to spare I could use some help.<img src="https://d2g8igdw686xgo.cloudfront.net/49526024_1594340649321677_r.jpeg" width="100%" media_type="3" alt="49526024_1594340649321677_r.jpeg" /><img src="https://d2g8igdw686xgo.cloudfront.net/49526024_1594340666547526_r.jpeg" width="100%" media_type="3" alt="49526024_1594340666547526_r.jpeg" /><img src="https://d2g8igdw686xgo.cloudfront.net/49526024_1594340785564468_r.jpeg" width="100%" media_type="3" alt="49526024_1594340785564468_r.jpeg" /><img src="https://d2g8igdw686xgo.cloudfront.net/49526024_159434027276061_r.jpeg" width="100%" media_type="3" alt="49526024_159434027276061_r.jpeg" /><img src="https://d2g8igdw686xgo.cloudfront.net/49526024_1594340283316567_r.jpeg" width="100%" media_type="3" alt="49526024_1594340283316567_r.jpeg" />

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To our friend Sergio, who brought incredible joy to so many people with his creative, one a of kind drinks, lost his life on May 18, 2020 . We love you Serg, with all of our hearts and will miss you terribly every day and know you’ll spend your time being Tom Cruise from "Cocktail" up in heaven. 


Any money raised will go to his wonderful supportive wife Alejandra to help pay for funeral costs and hospital bills. Our friend passed so sudden that any help will be greatly appreciated and thanked. 


As I go thru Serg and Alejandra's social media, I cant find any pictures of them without each other. These two wonderful people, that touched my heart and so many others since I met them, are high school sweet hearts that got married and have never been without each other since. It's with a sad heart seeing every picture they have taken with each other. Seeing all the Joy's, laughs and smiles they have had.

PLEASE LEAVE ANY COMMENTS OF ANY MEMORIES OR ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE HIS WIFE TO READ. THANK YOU

If you need to reach out please contact me on Instagram @1champ1_

Paying Tribute To Sergio Gonzalez

It is with the heaviest heart to even begin to explain how hard this loss is for so many of us. Wesley touched the hearts of countless numbers of people. He always put himself second. If you had a problem, Wesley always picked up his phone and lent an ear. If he could, he would be there within minutes to sit and talk to you. He was one of the kindest humans to have ever graced this earth. <br /><br />As a family, we would like to raise money to help cover the cost of his memorial and any other expenses that his family have incurred during this process. <br /><br />We will also have a donation jar at Wes' memorial. <br /><br />We hope you can join us in honoring his life,<br />Monday, March 25th from 5pm to 9pm<br /><br />Felipe Bagues Mortuary <br />1930 1st Street <br />Los Angeles, CA 90033<br /><br />Rest In Paradise Wesley<br /><br /><br /><br />Funds will be withdrawn into the bank account of Chris Whelan and used to pay for the cost of the memorial and other costs incurred by the Roberts family. Thank you all for your support.

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Leg Amputation for Lera Doederlein

UPDATE 11/27 - YAY! Looks like we are paying of my first big bill of $4,700. Thank you so much!!!<br /><br />Hello Everyone, <br />I guess I can introduce myself, i'm Elliot.  My friends asked me to put this together to help.  A little bit about me. I am a young 34 (35 around the corner), only child, and take care of my mom.  Who am I?  I am an artist. I live in Los Angeles chasing the dream like many others.  I like to shop at Trader Joes, have a gym mebership that could be used more, and lease my car. When an oppertunity arises that lets me travel, I jump on it.  I have been so thankful for all the ups and downs that I have endured on this journey of life.  <br /><br />This time in 2005 I was a bartender in Chicago loving my 20's going to school. <br /><br />This time in 2007 I had been in LA for over a year, fresh faced learning about all that film had to offer me. Not knowing that in a year everything would collapse in the econmy. <br /><br />This time in 2010 I celebrated making a shortfilm that showed me I had potential.  Another learning step.<br /><br />This time in 2011 I thought I had my dream job being part of LGBT film distribution. Another learning step. <br /><br />This time in 2012 I was so proud of putting together an incredible photo campaign with a team of people that pursed greatness for people.  Another learning step. <br /><br />This time in 2013 I had walked nearly a 1,000 miles from Chicago to New York for anti-bullying.  Another learning step.<br /><br />This time in 2014 I was sitting with my family in Phoenix enjoying a holdiay meal. Being so thankful for the people in my life.  Another learning step.<br /><br />Today, Thanksgiving 2015, I am home recovering from what I hope is the end of cancer.  No more learning steps please.  <br /><br />One of the biggest risks of being an artist is that there is no fail safe.  Your ambition blinds you from the challening hurdles of life, making you naive.  You do not think of 401ks or what type of insurnace you need. What type of savings I need to buy a house one day.  All you think aboutis how will tomorrow inspire you. How can I (Elliot) bring something to this world. How can I create... But it is truly naive.  Artists think with their hearts not with their brains.  If I thought with my brain, I would of made sure to put the protections in place for what MIGHT,  COULD, or SHOULDNT happen... <br /><br />I had arrived back from Tokyo (Sept 2015) so inspired with the determination I would be back soon to shoot. Two days later.  I got sick... so sick... I couldnt move... The fever... I was delusional... Thankfully John insisted I go to a hospital... I said "no, the insurance, its to expensive".   He insists... We go... I find out I have cancer... <br /><br />I spent 2 weeks in hospital being treated for Meningitis. Meningitis on its own being incredible painful, losing 30lbs and some hearing in my right ear.  At the same time trying to proccess in my mind that I have cancer. <br /><br />My life went on hold while the world continued. I am out of the game for 4-5 months. Not by choice, my body made the decision.  Billing cycles continue. Unemployment doesnt apply to artists (self empoyled people) nor did disability.  Thankfully I worked hard this year and put some cash away for a rainy day.   A rainy day, not rainy months. <br /><br />I spent the next 6 weeks fighting with insurance / covered califonia / even medical to get the treatment I needed.  All at the same time the first set of hospital bills started to roll in.  $1,000 than $3,000 than , $4,000.  I dont understand why they need to use multiply envolopes delivered the same day.  Can they not just shock you in one.  <br /><br /><br /><br /><img class="not-resizable" src="https://2dbdd5116ffa30a49aa8-c03f075f8191fb4e60e74b907071aee8.ssl.cf1.rackcdn.com/7072659_1448534908.8879_funddescription.jpg" alt="" width="100%" /><br /><br />DENIED DENIED DENIED<br />I couldnt get a reffereal into a good oncologist for the life of me. No one would see me becuase I didnt have the right policy. I finally got tired of being on the phone. I walked into Cedar's Sinai with tears to the receptionist.  I said "please help me!".   It was the same thing, I was ran in circles though changing insurance plans to find out that I still am not covered.  <br /><br />I had to wait for the right insurance plan to kick in to give me the surgeon and operation I needed. Who has time when tumors grow. I took some hits with getting things underway.  Finally having to buy a very expensive PPO at $493 a month that has a $6000 out of pocket could I get my surgery.  Granted I am not working and not by choice. <br /><br /><img class="not-resizable" src="https://2dbdd5116ffa30a49aa8-c03f075f8191fb4e60e74b907071aee8.ssl.cf1.rackcdn.com/7072659_fb_1448532521.9211_funddescription.jpg" alt="" width="100%" /><br />I foudn a great Oncologist Urologist surgeon at UCLA who operated on me 11/20.  I am so happy that weeks of phone calls paid off...  PLEASE fight for your health if you have an issue...<br /><br />Now as I try to heal... I worry... What will I do... The bills are only pilling up and a new year starts soon, which is a new out of pocket dedcutible. I am not in the clear just yet. I will be having scans multiple times and god willing I am cancer free...<br /><br />I really hope that this time next year I can fill in the blank with something incredible.  That this time in 2016 is not going to be that I am trapped working 70 hours a week paying off hospital bills for the next few years... Hello back to waiting tables... (No shame)<br /><br />Currently my hospital envolpes add up to $9,000 for the month of October. <br />Another $6000 (Out of Pocket Deductible) from this November surgery.<br />Than addionally preparing for January when I redo my scans at another $2000.  <br />Insurance for the next 6 months being roughly $3000. <br /><br />Am I scared of these bills... No... I had to get treatment.... Am I scared of the outcome of these bills. Yes... Beacuse I can't pay them... that effect, well, thats bad credit. That effects lingers for a long time. <br /> In a dream world I would make lots of money and write a check for the medical bills, my rent, groceries, my moms living expenses. But this isnt a dream I live in... <br />It is reality and it is the health care system... It does not pay to get sick... I will use my gofund me to pay these medical expenses...  <br /><br />Now you know about me and why my friend have asked me to put this together.  That I need to put my pride and ego aside... To say its ok to let people help... <br /><br />How thankful will I be... Incredibly... Words wont be able to discribe, but I hope my future actions will... I do not know if this will be the only time that I will meet these challenges... I do know that everyones strength while I faced this current darkness has been my saving grace. I hope from this chapter that I can create something meaningful for everyone. <br /><br />Thank you for listening to me... I wish you such a happy holidays...<br /><br /><img class="not-resizable" src="https://2dbdd5116ffa30a49aa8-c03f075f8191fb4e60e74b907071aee8.ssl.cf1.rackcdn.com/7072659_fb_1448532398.0842_funddescription.jpg" alt="" width="100%" /><br /><img class="not-resizable" src="https://2dbdd5116ffa30a49aa8-c03f075f8191fb4e60e74b907071aee8.ssl.cf1.rackcdn.com/7072659_fb_1448532441.0022_funddescription.jpg" alt="" width="100%" /><br /><img class="not-resizable" src="https://2dbdd5116ffa30a49aa8-c03f075f8191fb4e60e74b907071aee8.ssl.cf1.rackcdn.com/7072659_fb_1448532557.1053_funddescription.jpg" alt="" width="100%" /><br /><img class="not-resizable" src="https://2dbdd5116ffa30a49aa8-c03f075f8191fb4e60e74b907071aee8.ssl.cf1.rackcdn.com/7072659_fb_1448532619.3733_funddescription.jpg" alt="" width="100%" /><br /><img class="not-resizable" src="https://2dbdd5116ffa30a49aa8-c03f075f8191fb4e60e74b907071aee8.ssl.cf1.rackcdn.com/7072659_fb_1448532742.9073_funddescription.jpg" alt="" width="100%" />

Elliot's Cancer Medical Fund 

Dodgeball family: <br /><br />While heading home after games, our friend Kellen was involved in an accident on her bicycle. She suffered a broken clavicle and a partially collapsed lung and is currently recouperating. <br /><br />We're trying to raise as much as we can to help Kellen and her husband, Andy, take care of her medical bills, as she is uninsured. Any donation amount will go a long way, and is much appreciated.

Help for Kellen! 

Rachel and Sam Hargrave

<div>Our absolute legend of a friend Dre has recently undergone a heart transplant. An incredible and life-saving gift that has also brought with it a long and difficult road to recovery.
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<div>Right now, Dre's focus needs to be on healing, rebuilding his strength, and protecting his immune system.
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<div>His wife Hayley has been by his side every step of the way and is now Dre’s full-time carer. Helping manage his medications, preparing food under very strict safety requirements and driving him to the many medical appointments and hospital visits that come with transplant recovery. Because Dre’s immune system is so heavily suppressed they also have to limit contact with others, making everyday support much harder to access.
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<div>At the moment neither Dre or Hayley are able to work. The emotional, physical, and financial pressure they are carrying is enormous and we would love to help ease some of that burden so they can focus on what matters most — Dre’s healing, recovery and their time together.
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<div>If you are able to donate, no matter how big or small, it would mean so much. And if you can’t donate, sharing this page would also be an incredible help.
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<div>Thank you for supporting Dre and Hayley during this incredibly challenging chapter. Your kindness, prayers, love, and generosity are received with deep gratitude.
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Rachel and Sam Hargrave

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