NicoMoon
03-04-2006, 08:37 AM
Let's count our blessings, Honored Guests!
This is a solidly verified appeal from across the pond. I wasn't sure where to post it, so I'm putting it here and crossposting to Let's Roll as well. Dave is a "family" member to us via a a wonderful online community we've been a part of for years dedicted to British television. People there have really risen to the occasion for Dave and Su by both donating and crossposting to other forums. So, if you can do either, that would be truly wonderful.
Hi,
I am contacting you to ask a huge huge huge favour.
I've been with my partner Su for 4 years and we've been living together in our new house for 10 months. We were just starting out together. We had planned to get married this year.
Just before Christmas, Su was diagnosed with cancer in her colon. This month, she was diagnosed with advanced cancer in her liver.
Things are very serious and life-threatening.
Standard chemotherapy will simply not work on her: the cancer is too far advanced. Her only hope is a brand new treatment known as Avastin, which is not yet available on the NHS, as it is not yet approved for use. It has not even completed its trial stage.
We can only receive this treatment by paying for it privately. To enable Su to receive this treatment, we have to find £40000 by March 15th.
Our families are currently re-mortgaging their houses, raiding their bank accounts and screwing every last penny from their life-savings. Yet we are still far from the needed amount.
I have set up a fund-raising website at www.weneedyounow.com (http://www.uknova.com/redir.php?url=http://www.weneedyounow.com) to try to raise a bit more cash. All I need is people with a £1 coin and a heart.
Regards,
Dave Woodley.
Not to use this tragedy to pontificate, but I'm counting my blessings that we don't have National Health here in the States for just this reason. Countless British citizens go without vitally needed health care every year because of it.
If you donate, please remember that you are entering Pounds Sterling, not US Dollars. The conversion rate is: 1 U.S. Dollar = 0.555945 Pounds Sterling so in order to donate one pound you would have to put in roughly $1.76. Every pound counts, so please consider doing what you can, even if it's just crossposting. This is a time sensitive appeal, so getting the word out is also a valuable donation.
Many Thanks,
Nico
This is a solidly verified appeal from across the pond. I wasn't sure where to post it, so I'm putting it here and crossposting to Let's Roll as well. Dave is a "family" member to us via a a wonderful online community we've been a part of for years dedicted to British television. People there have really risen to the occasion for Dave and Su by both donating and crossposting to other forums. So, if you can do either, that would be truly wonderful.
Hi,
I am contacting you to ask a huge huge huge favour.
I've been with my partner Su for 4 years and we've been living together in our new house for 10 months. We were just starting out together. We had planned to get married this year.
Just before Christmas, Su was diagnosed with cancer in her colon. This month, she was diagnosed with advanced cancer in her liver.
Things are very serious and life-threatening.
Standard chemotherapy will simply not work on her: the cancer is too far advanced. Her only hope is a brand new treatment known as Avastin, which is not yet available on the NHS, as it is not yet approved for use. It has not even completed its trial stage.
We can only receive this treatment by paying for it privately. To enable Su to receive this treatment, we have to find £40000 by March 15th.
Our families are currently re-mortgaging their houses, raiding their bank accounts and screwing every last penny from their life-savings. Yet we are still far from the needed amount.
I have set up a fund-raising website at www.weneedyounow.com (http://www.uknova.com/redir.php?url=http://www.weneedyounow.com) to try to raise a bit more cash. All I need is people with a £1 coin and a heart.
Regards,
Dave Woodley.
Not to use this tragedy to pontificate, but I'm counting my blessings that we don't have National Health here in the States for just this reason. Countless British citizens go without vitally needed health care every year because of it.
If you donate, please remember that you are entering Pounds Sterling, not US Dollars. The conversion rate is: 1 U.S. Dollar = 0.555945 Pounds Sterling so in order to donate one pound you would have to put in roughly $1.76. Every pound counts, so please consider doing what you can, even if it's just crossposting. This is a time sensitive appeal, so getting the word out is also a valuable donation.
Many Thanks,
Nico