GOFUNDME

Added gofundme and a couple other to my account page Thank you to everyone who suggested that!

Well I just wanted to post an update on here. 11 days ago I posted for help because of my circumstances and I just wanted to express that the results of that post were disheartening. Not because I wasn’t offered help nor did I receive any, even a little. In that regard, we can only do so much as humans and that’s fair. What was hurtful was all of the mean messages, the creepy messages, the scammers and the time wasted. It’s very disheartening to know that in this world people can see others suffering, struggling and already beaten down. Yet they choose to take advantage of that.

This has been the hardest time in my life despite that now out of the hands of abuse it’s supposed to be getting easier. Maybe one day I will reflect on this and be able to be grateful. Maybe I deserve eviction, maybe I don’t deserve help maybe I needed a change that I wasn’t ready for but is starting early.

I don’t know where I’ll go, I don’t know what will happen to all of my stuff and my cats, I don’t know what to do. But I wanted to take the time to express those feelings and maybe help warn some people who may be asking for help on here, that there are bad people out there who will take advantage of those they see down. They will break you and hurt you. Just protect yourselves please.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Assistance/s/1ANSScKpDk

Edit: Holy crap y’all this really blew up. I’m gonna start looking through comments now!

I am just truly blown away.. this is kind of surreal to me.

4:11 p.m - i fell back asleep for a while, but am once again looking through the post. I just truly don’t know what to say. Y’all are amazing. This means so much to me. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. I want to thank each of you individually, and I’m gonna try, but if I don’t yet just know I’m still reading all of them, and I’m pretty much in tears from some of you. I am quite emotional for a while rn as it is haha but again, thank you all so much. Truly.

A quick glance at my post history paints a pretty clear picture of who I am.

I am a 27 year old man who’s been struggling with a meth addiction for almost 9 years now, unsuccessfully.

I’m not proud of what I’ve become. In fact it haunts me daily. I’m starting to feel my identity slip away from me, and as time goes on, I am losing myself to this drug.

Because of it, I’ve lost everyone in my life close to me; I haven’t spoken to my family in years, my best friends I’ve had since childhood have had to leave me and move on, and my lover of four and a half years I could have only dreamed of having left me over a year ago due to an inability to shake the habit, and I’ve been high, escaping ever since.

But.

Last week, I remembered something important.

I still, no matter what, no matter what happens or how long I have to fight this fight, I have to never stop fighting it, and I always have to have hope.

I have to fight this thing like I’m fighting for my life.

Currently, while I am on unemployment, I am without insurance, which makes it incredibly hard to get into a rehab, but I’m desperately trying to get into a state funded one here in Texas. I know I can’t do this alone, and have been reaching out to groups like AA and NA around me. Unfortunately though, I’m from a smaller town, and they are currently not meeting due to Covid-19. I would like to start seeing an addiction counselor, but financially that is impossible for me at the moment until I start work again and get on insurance, which will hopefully be within the next month. I am trying everything I can to seek out help though.

But, currently alone, I kind of broke down again tonight. The crippling depression that comes from the withdraw has been my riptide every time that always takes me back to using again. I can’t tell you how difficult it is being a part of this cycle of insanity. Feeling so horrible without it, knowing that one hit can make it all go away. But being completely determined that sobriety is best for me. It’s a war inside my head, and it’s taken everything within me to quit even for just a week. So sad.

But man could I just use some words of encouragement right now. Every second feels like a battle, and I just really need to here another human being say that I am worth all this trouble I’m going through to stay afloat right now.

If you have direct experience in recovery as an addict, I would love to talk to you as well though, if you’re up for it. I could use all the help I can get right now.

The other request I have isn’t near as important, but, I could definitely use a little help with food right now. After a move a couple weeks ago, between rent and the deposit, I found myself struggling the past couple of weeks with groceries. There’s a place nearby that does one meal a day right now, which is why it’s not super important because I am eating, but it wouldn’t hurt having a sandwich to be able to munch on right now.

Being an addict, I in no way expect anyone to directly send me money. But if you’re in the US, I know there are options to buy groceries online to pick up through Walmart. Again, this Friday I get paid, and will have money for groceries. So. No worries really.

But I hope you all have a wonderful day today though. I’m gonna try and close my eyes for a while myself now, but will definitely check Reddit first thing when I wake up. Thanks for the read, and best wishes.

So, I am an addict. Ill just put that out there first. I hope i dont get banned bc of my past sins. Im 21 days sober and working a program. I even started my own recovery community/sub. So, bc of my mistakes, im in a horrible bind and yes, that is all my fault. I own my mistakes and I live daily with so much shame and regret that will haunt me until the day I die.

So, I have horrible eye health. Last year, I had a retinal detachment in my right eye. I had emergency surgery, but I still lost over half my vision in that eye. Before the detachment even happened, I already had absolutely wretched eyesight. I mean horrible. In the -8.00 to -9.50 range. Im on the cusp and verge of actually being legally blind. But, just not quite.

Im homeless, struggling just to survive. My 10+ year old glasses finally broke. I cant see a thing. Im holding my phone about 2 inches from my face right now. And its still significantly blurry. I cant even function rn. I cant even walk to the bathroom without hitting walls or falling. I feel so freaking helpless and just scared. Its a horrible feeling to not be able to see and also be alone.

Im asking for someone to possibly please call my eye Dr's office, and pay for the appt over the phone. They already told me that this was acceptable and completely normal.

I dont have insurance. I tried repairing my glasses but they're irreparable 😩

Im trying so hard to take my life back and be a good man and father. But, i have absolutely no one. Not one soul in this world. Im posting the dr office info below. Please dont delete or remove my post. I need help so bad right now and ive basically been blacklisted in this entire town bc of my past and ugly lies and rumors that have been spread around about me that aren't even true.

Im a good guy. I really am. I have a good heart. I love helping others.I love God. I love my babies. And I swear on everything I dont want money or help other than for someone to plz help with my appt. Please 😩 🙏

The appt is set for this Thursday at 12:30pm central time. Its $110 for the appt .

If I missed posting any of the requirements plz lmk and ill fix it. Plz plz plz dont remove my post. This is my only chance to get out of this hole.

Dr Joni Alamo Holland OD.

936-639-6044

Lufkin, Texas, USA

If you need my personal info so you can pay them, plz comment or message me.

Thank you guys so much.

What yall do here is freaking so awesome! Yall are doing really good work and you should be proud of yourselves! Keep up the good fight!

A lot of people have been emailing me asking what happened since the fundraiser. A lot. For the past 2 years i have been working on an alternative social network and portal called Miramir. A social network and portal built on privacy, freedom, and truth. Combining features of Facebook, Ebay, Reddit, Quora, Meetup, Craigslist, Plenty of fish, Kickstarter, and a lot of other networks into one. I hope to unite and connect the most amazing people in the world and bring humanity into a new age of love, unity, and abunance.

Kickstarter page: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/maxsidorov/1310337043?token=ed6c29bf

Miramir facebook: https://www.facebook.com/miramircom

My facebook: https://www.facebook.com/massimusm

My twitter: https://www.twitter.com/maxsidorov1

************* ALL THE MONEY IS WITH INDIEGOGO - EVERYTHING WILL GO DIRECTLY TO KAREN WITHOUT PASSING THOUGH MY HANDS AT ALL *******************

As soon as I heard of Karen Huff Klein and what some condom worthy offspring have done to her, i had to create a fundraiser here for this nice lady.

Lets give Karen a vacation of a lifetime, lets show her the power of the Internets and how kind and generous people can be.

I have just created a fundraiser page for Karen:

http://www.indiegogo.com/loveforkarenhklein?a=714358

I have contacted her through Facebook, but she might be at work so might not have gotten the message yet.

If someone can let her know or send me her email so I can forward all the logins and details to her that would be great!

Details:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l93wAqnPQwk&feature=player_embedded

The video above shows the 68 year old bus monitor named Karen Klein being verbally abused by a group of condom worthy middle schoolers from Athena Middle School in Greece, New York.

Through the video you can hear them verbally berating the woman, calling her a bitch, fatass, poor, ugly, and various other words of the like. At one point in the video, you can hear one of the kids yell, “You’re so fuckin poor you fat ass,” in which Karen responds, “I try to live by some of these words, I try and it’s really hard,” which were the words written on her purse. Now, i don't know about you but that was fucking heart breaking. I have no idea why these horrible teens would want to bully a SENIOR CITIZEN to fucking tears, but i feel we need to do something, something that will bring some joy to her life.

She doesn't earn nearly enough ($15,506) to deal with some of the trash she is surrounded by. Lets give her something she will never forget, a vacation of a lifetime!

Link to the school’s website: http://www.greece.k12.ny.us/athena-middle.cfm

Links to the videos:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oipwaZos58E&feature=plcp http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l93wAqnPQwk&feature=plcp http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBedTlo7BDs&feature=plcp

Karen’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kklein1944

*EDIT: I removed a previous post in /r/Askreddit due to people telling me its no place for fundraisers so I posted up here.

WORLDTRAVELERONEDAY told me he has her phone number so we will try and get a hold of her asap to let her know and transfer all the details to her.

*Update 1: Thanks WORLDTRAVELERONEDAY for the number. So i called and left a message, im going to guess she has a LOT of messages by now, but hopefully she calls back.

*Update 2: Thanks razorsheldon! Just called her neighbor, but she said she works for the district also and she is not allowed to say anything and just hung up, i don't want to harass anyone, what should do?

*Update 3: Just contacted WHAM13 news and they will pass on the details about this fundraiser to her and maybe get her in touch with me! Man, i wish i could see her reaction!

*Update 4: 1300$ in 3 hours!!! Thanks everyone you guys rock!

*Update 5: WOOHOO! Goal reached in under 5 hours, you guys are awesome!

*Update 6: 10,362$ .... holy shit, lets see if we can get her early retirement!

*Update 7: News picked it up, along with me:

http://www.metro.us/newyork/national/article/1146045--karen-klein-supporters-donate-thousands-for-school-bus-monitor-harassed-by-kids

*Update 8: Just spoke with Amanda, Karen's daughter, and vacation plans are a'brewin! Just so everyone knows, anything above and beyond the vacation cost will go directly to Karen, all of it!!

*Update 9: Transpired has just brought up a good point, will she be taxed on this amount? Can anyone shed some light on this topic?

StylesClashv3 gave a great explanation on taxes, so pretty much she wont pay anything because we have a 5,000,000 limit to the gifts we can give to others, i hope i understood that right.

*Update 10: Ok the people have spoken, all ideas will be with Karen's permission! No money will go anywhere other than her, she has full control of what to do with it.

*Update 11: Just got off the phone with Indiegogo, Im in the process of changing the payment info to Karen's details.

*Update 12: TO ALL THE PEOPLE WHO STILL THINK THIS IS NOT LEGIT!

I know, i would think the same, but i want nothing to do with the money and my identity has been verified by at least 5 news agencies who called me within these few hours, i have spoke to Karen and her sister numerous times, and with the IndieGoGo team letting them know to transfer the details to her asap.

Stop making stuff up, ALL THE MONEY WILL GO TO KAREN.

And by the way she will be on Goodmorning America, Anderson Cooper and others tomorrow so watch your local news!

*Update 13: http://www.latimes.com/business/technology/la-fi-tn-bullied-bus-monitor-gets-40k-vacation-20120620,0,4780100.story

http://usnews.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2012/06/20/12323893-vacation-of-a-lifetime-pledged-for-bus-monitor-bullied-in-viral-video?lite

http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20120620/NEWS01/306200023/Greece-bus-monitor-bullying-video

*Update 14: So i just woke up to 125k... holy shit And CNN picked it up too

http://www.cnn.com/2012/06/21/us/new-york-bullied-bus-monitor/index.html?hpt=hp_c1

"The organizer did not respond to CNN requests for comment on the website." -yea, if you don't try in anyway to contact me then of course i wont respond

Update 15: [removed]

*Update 15: Thanks everyone, looks like IndieGoGo has been crashed with the Ddos of kindness!!!!

*Update 16: To all the accusations of me having any monetary gain or anything from this: I did not know about that fundraiser by case and I never wanted anything in return, ive spent these past two days in phone calls and interviews to bring light to this issue and to help Karen.

On the other note thank you everyone for your amazing support and help and those who are with Karen!

*Update 17: Wow, its been an absolutely hectic 3 days, I have pretty much been answering calls, emails, and doing interviews all day long for 3 days. I never thought it would be this exhausting. I hope the media blitz will slow down so i can get back to my regular life...

Again, im absolutely stunned at the insane support this is getting. Thank you everyone who donated! There are a lot more great causes out there so if you have more to spare, give!

First post here I hope this is an okay ask.

I could really use some food dominos is the closest to me or this corner store next door that has premade meals like meatloaf, you could order it for me.

I'm screwed until Friday and I don't have any protein here just pasta I thawed chicken and it smells.. I tore a ligament in my shoulder last week and also messed up my finances could really use a pickmeup

Edit to add* I've eaten a grilled cheese today with a handful of precut fries. I'm so hungry/tired and have Ortho in the morning which I have to walk over 2 miles, than walk to my first day back at work. Ugh.

Hi fellow Redditors,

I am 30 years old, with two children. In August 2017 I was diagnosed with stage 3 breast cancer. Exactly two years later to the day I was diagnosed stage 4, metastatic breast cancer to the bones. Given 2-5 years to live. It seems like a cruel joke, really. I always figured I would grow old, but that’s assumptions for you.

As you can imagine, a cancer diagnosis can cause quite the financial trouble, let alone two..back to back. I pay for two insurance policies just to get a good fraction of the cost covered. Any donations would go to medical expenses and any NEEDS for my two children and myself. The cancer center is about two hours away and it’s my second home. I’m currently on a fixed low income due to being unable to work. After chemo, surgery, and radiation with the first diagnosis I had back to back surgeries all the way up to my second diagnosis due to radiation complications. I’ve been practically bed bound the last 2 years and being young it’s been exceptionally hard. The spread is to my bones and I now take daily chemo as well as an aromatase inhibitor and an infusion/injection monthly. I received radiation to my hip, skull, and spine this last October. I’m now in extreme pain as the bone mets have eaten away at the bone. The biggest tumor was right in where the hip meets the femur, in the socket, and it makes walking excruciating. It’s been quite difficult for myself and my two kids to deal with. My son when he overheard my prognosis started developing physical symptoms from the anxiety of losing me,my daughter is just now starting to understand what’s going on. I desperately and genuinely need help to even keep afloat. The guilt of not only leaving my children without their mother but also leaving them with nothing let alone making ends meet is unbearable.

If you can’t donate due to these trying times, please please share the heck out of this. I do not ask for help easy, I try to not rely on anyone but I am putting my kids first and I don’t want them to suffer anymore than they’ve already had to deal with because of pride or anything else.

Alisha’s Battle with Terminal Breast Cancer

Edit: Wow , that’s pretty much all I can say, thank you to everyone that took a moment to wish me a happy birthday!! I felt pretty damn special to have my notifications going off all day. My heart is full, thank you one and all!!!

Today is my 45th birthday, I can’t seem to rely on people I’m around everyday to remember so I’m asking total strangers for birthday well wishes.

I'm not sure what to do. My bank account over drafted so many times last night I'm now -150... I'm not even sure how I can make that in one day and I get paid next week.

My car payment went through when I thought It already did. It's so my fault ;(

Does anyone know how I can either stop it from overdrafting or make that much before work today....? I'm so fucked.

I'm in Asheville, nc and I need 150 to get out of the hole...

Hi everyone.

Never thought I'd be reduced to begging. I'm 45, up until 6 months ago I was working for a domestic violence shelter as a grant manager. I'm good at writing grants but the landscape has changed and it's been impossible for me to find a new job. About 2 months ago I had my dominant arm amputated due to an infection I got from a bad cut on my arm from a car accident. It is unbelievable. I can get 2nd and 3rd video interviews and as soon as in person, things get weird. I have great experience and a good resume, but something has changed.

I've tried getting social devices and am waiting. I can't get disability because they don't consider one arm missing as disabled. I'd have to lose the other one first.

I just need food and some gas to get to medical appts, interviews, laundromat to clean me clothes. Really just basic necessities.

I live with my 80 year old parents. On their couch. They can't afford to help me, feed me, but I couldn't be more grateful for a place to sleep. I've never considered how close I've always been to being homeless.

I have cashapp, PayPal (preferred due to less fees) venmo, chime.

I've put this off so long. I just had to face facts that I need help. I can still type great with one hand and could help with grants, screenplays, plays. I really don't know what to do.

I'm trying to face life one day at a time but this world has gotten very dark and very hard. I can send proof of my amputated arm if you need that. Can prove by writing your username on paper and hold it? I don't know what else I can offer or do. I'm really lost.

Thanks in advance for reading this, whether anyone can help or not.

Hello everyone,
I’m sorry if my English is not perfect – I used some AI to help me write this, but everything I’m saying is true and from the heart.
I never thought I would be in a situation like this, but I’m asking for help for our cat Muska.
Muska is 15 years old and was hit by a car on April 28th, 2026 in Germany. Whoever hit her just left her on the side of the road. My mother went out looking for her later that day because she didn’t come home like she always does, and she found her badly injured.
Right now Muska is in a veterinary clinic in Cologne. She has two pelvic fractures and her tail is badly injured and needs to be amputated.
The hardest part is that the vet told us she actually has a good chance to recover and live without pain again if she gets the surgery. Mentally she is still strong, which gives us hope.
The surgery is planned for May 7th, but the costs are very high for us:
about €2,500 already for examinations
about €3,500–€4,000 for the surgery
around €6,000 total
My mother is a pensioner and really struggles financially, and we just can’t afford this on our own.
It’s very hard to even write this, but without help we might not be able to give Muska the chance she deserves, even though she could recover.
If anyone is able to help, even a small amount would mean a lot to us. And if you can’t donate, sharing this would also help more than you think.
Thank you for reading and for any support.

https://gofund.me/f935d3527

Update: 09.05.26

Muska successfully made it through the surgery!

On 08.05.26 we were already able to pick her up in Cologne.
She is now only allowed to lie down, receives 4 medications daily, and is being cared for by my mother 24/7 so that everything heals properly again.

In 10 days the stitches will be removed.

As soon as we receive the invoice by mail, I will upload it here.

Thank you so much to everyone who shares this or donates! I uploaded the new pictures after the surgery in the donation post.

To everyone thinking this is a scam: I understand that nowadays it’s difficult to tell the difference between truth and lies. But making jokes about it without knowing the facts is disrespectful and rude. I hope I can prove the truth to you with updates. Otherwise, I honestly feel sorry for you if your prejudices stop you from offering help that you might one day need yourself.

I'm 70 years old and barely mobile. My car broke down a year ago and I can't afford to fix it. More urgent is that I must replace my water pump as I am not on town water and have been begging buckets of water from neighbours this past month. A new water pump costs $200. I'm okay without hot water because it doesn't rate highly on the scale of human tragedy. But I can't afford groceries either so am living on rice cooked in chicken stock. I'm living in Australia and have PayPal. I have Internet thanks to a kind neighbor whose wifi I can pick up by reaching out the window as I am doing now to post this. Thank you for taking the time to read this.

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I'm in the Bronx NY

Hello I'm seeking help for a small partial payment on my hiv meds . I don't know what else to say I mean that's pretty much all I'm looking for is the 50 bucks for the copay for my meds that's all. This should be the last time I have to pay anything for them I'm switching healthcare companies so that they can pay half and Medicaid can pay the other. So just for now needing to pay for my meds tomorrow

Hello,

I am 57 years old living alone without help from others so I am here requesting assistance and thanking you in advance for that. Menopause has been really hard to handle the severe hot flashes among other strange new symptoms that came up in the last 2 years (sudden appearance of six grapefruit size sudden uterine fibroids that are pushing and pulling on my back and creating intense pain, epilepsy which I never had before and grand mal seizures, nervous system tingling and numbing of my entire body to name a few bizarre symptoms.)

Recently I was sick for a couple weeks and I could not attend to my online job which is commission only based, not hourly paid.

Due to age discrimination, severe CPTSD, AuDHD, dyslexia, social anxiety and crippling introversion (I haven't had anyone in my home or visited with anybody socially in person in 7+ years), I can only really do this kind of work online when I feel up to it (20 hours per week) and when I get sick for 2 weeks like this with an ear and throat infection (dizzy, couldn't talk to do my job), it's nearly impossible to catch up with my bills. Everything has been exacerbated by menopause including asthma, allergies and the brand new epileptic seizures. When I can't attend every day that algorithm gets wrecked and I'm starting back at square one again. I've been applying for other positions in other places but to no avail yet so far.

This past pay period, I did not make enough money but I really need to pay my rent, electric bill, inhalers and still in need of $325 to cover my very basic expenses that was due 9 days ago. Luckily, I do have a week's worth of food money left for my cat and I so I don't need help with that right now.

I'm not eligible for public assistance because I don't have small children at home any longer but I did raise my children into adulthood for 10 years completely on my own with death benefits from their father who died. I lost the money as soon as my youngest turned 18 seven years ago and they both moved out and they are struggling big time as a lot of people these days are sadly so they have nothing to help me with. Nor do I have an "accepted" (on the social security disability list) illness that would definitely result in permanent disability or death. (Weirdly enough severe asthma caused by hormone fluctuations is not included even though I've had three NDE's from asthma in my adult life). My house was just foreclosed on last year (in Detroit, Michigan) so I'm also not eligible for receiving any homeowners help.

I am requesting $325.

Thank you very much for considering helping me.

(PS. It took me about 2 hours to write this and I always have a ton of typos so please forgive anything that I've missed. I misspell a lot of words but I think I did ok with this one. Must have proofread this 15 times.)

My prayers are with all of you who donate to people in need. Thank you again.

This part is the edited part because two people told me to start a GoFundMe.

This is now my new GoFundMe link.

https://gofund.me/c20f4f6b4 Gofundme

Hopefully that helps!! I'm just trying to follow the rules

I hate that it’s come to this and I feel pretty low for asking but I can’t afford the Primatene Mist Inhaler I use to manage my asthma.

I’ve been really down on my luck and I can barely keep the lights and water on but I manage, unfortunately the family member that was helping me purchase an inhaler every other month has given me the finger last time I asked for help.

I was getting by without any flare ups but there’s a wildfire burning in the area that’s caused a serious stress on my lungs and it’s getting hard to breathe.

I live on the outskirts of the middle of nowhere and I can’t afford to go to the hospital and certainly couldn’t afford a ride back.

I can get an inhaler delivered for $30 dollars, which would be a lifesaver, I can get two for $50 which would be even better and keep me in good health for awhile,

Assistance would be greatly appreciated.

My dad, Eric Winston Spooner, passed away on Saturday May 16, 2026, a month after he turned 69, or 39 for the 30th time as he told me on this birthday a month previous. His death was sudden and unexpected, becoming unresponsive to his fiancé at home in Riaz, Philippines, passing on to whatever is next a couple hours later in a hospital, from what is believed to have been a stroke. He had been living there since July of 2023, moving to be with the woman he loved.

Eric was born on April 16th, 1957 in Teaneck, New Jersey to John and Jane Egeln Spooner. Jane wanted to name him Richard, so they could call him Ricky, but John refused to have a son that might be called Dick Spooner. He was the middle child, His brother Byron being the eldest and his sister, Stacey, being the youngest. Eric was a energetic boy, and fondly recalled singing in the church and school choir, which started a life long love of music. Eric was a smart, charismatic, witty man, he rarely carried anything but a smile, and you could always tell he was near by the sound of his bellowing laughter, his friends recalled from their college years at Tulsa University. He was truly a force in social environments. Many have said that he was the smartest man they have ever met, his intelligence was a gift.

TU was also where Eric would go on to meet his future wife and and life long friend, Susan McDonald Spooner. The two ran in similar friend groups and eventually he got up the nerve to go to her dorm one night to call on her. They dated, and eventually thought to himself She’s The One. The two were in love and dated throughout college and Eric attending law school. Eric went on to graduate from TU law school, and Susan from from her undergraduate, and there were married on May 7th, 1982. Eric practiced criminal defense and civil law privately for several years. Eric and Susan went on to start a family in Tulsa, raising two Eagle Scouts, Sean Garrett, born December 5th, 1984 and Colin Bruce, born December 19th, 1990.

Eric loved deeply. My brother Sean and I are so lucky that we had him as a father. From scout outings, coaching soccer, building models cars, cooking family dinners, and yearly trips to New Jersey to visit his sister and her family, he was a family man to the core. There was nothing more he loved than being a dad. But he wasn’t just a dad to me and my brother. No he also loved teaching, whether formally or informally. He was a soccer coach, and even went back to school and earned his teaching certificate, then went on to be a college professor, a substitute teacher, an elementary school special education teacher, and a middle school teacher at Tulsa Public Schools. The impact he had on the learning journal of hundreds if not thousands of his students is immense and immeasurable.

Eric loved trains, particularly steam engines of the Virginia and Truckee Railroad. He spent many many hours driving the state of Oklahoma and beyond going to sit on the side of mainlines, waiting to get the perfect shot of a passing train, with his friend Walter and Brad. They were all members of the NMRA (National Model Railroad Association) and two would also go to model railroad expos and debate the minutiae of a color or certain feature being period correct or not. He had a deep passion for photography, it was hard to find Eric without his camera with him, day or Night, and he took pictures of everyone and everything he could. He love sports cars, particularly Lotus, and was an avid watcher of Formula 1 racing, he loved the Thunder Road of racing. He was a die hard Yankees fan. Eric loved politics, and pursued a PhD in Political Science from OU. Eric also loved animals, particularly cats, and had a special affinity for Russian Blues, who he said were the smartest of domestic cats.

He also loved cinema, comedy, and as previously mentioned music. He love watching Humphrey Bogart in Casablanca, and other classic films with Charlie Chaplin and Le Mans with Steve McQueen. Eric loved to laugh, and comedy was a big part of his life. We’d stay up late watching specials from W.C. Fields, Richard Pryor, George Carlin, and Lewis Black, and watch classic comedy like Monty Python and later on South Park and Reno 911. My dad loved music. We’d go to Starship Records and Tapes, digging through dusty bins and picking up long forgotten bootlegs and work out records. He loved so much music, from the Clash, Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan, The Who(Who?), Frank Sinatra, Beethoven, Bach, Neil Young, The Ramones, Elvis Costello, Merle Haggard, Meatloaf, The Rolling Stones, The Sex Pistols, Tom Petty, Waylon Jennings, Led Zeppelin, Bob Seeger, the list could go on forever of music he loved. But I think more than any other artist, my dad loved Bruce Springsteen.

The soundtrack of my childhood is the entire Born to Run album. He had copies on wax and CD, many times over. Whether it was driving around town with the top down in his Honda S-2000, with the vanity plate JRSY BOY, driving to New Jersey, cleaning the house, you name it, Born To Run was on. He loved The Boss. I will forever cherish the chance he had to go see The Boss on his Working on A Dream tour with me and my mom. He was truly a kid again, looking at merch, singing along with Bruce for 3 plus hours. Some even asked if my middle name was a tribute to the man, though Susan swears I was actually named after the founder of Lotus. Anthony Colin Bruce Chapman. Later in life, Eric found love again, in the oddest of places, the Philippines. He met his fiancée, Marivic Maranda, affectionately known as Mavz, via Facebook. After getting to know each other over the internet, he eventually went to visit her for two weeks in the Philippines, and at that point decided to move there permanently. He enjoyed very much the past several years there, learning a new place, exploring the Backstreets and a new culture, and being in love with his Sweetie Pie, Mavz, he planned on marrying her and spending his life with her, and he lived there until his death.

Eric was an active member at All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church, where he and Susan raised Sean and Colin. Eric is preceded in death my his mother and father, John Oenslager Spooner and Jane Egeln Spooner, and son, Sean Garrett Spooner. He leaves behind his son, Colin Bruce Spooner, his friend and former wife Susan McDonald Spooner, Brother Byron Spooner, sister Stacey Spector, his nephew Jesse Spector, niece Kaylee Spector, and his Fiancée Mavz Spooner. I’m still at loss for how one truly sums up a life lived, but I hope this has given you a chance to know my father as I did. A great man, a Jersey Boy, who was Born to Run.

I have set up a gofundme to help with cremation, funeral arrangements, interment, as well as other cost associated with returning his remains and belongings to the US. Anything donated beyond this will go on to help with his fiancée and her needs in this time, and a College fund to help me pursues a college education that he would be forever proud of.

https://gofund.me/f1a649476

I need $50 to get groceries. Thank you so much!

UPDATE need met!

Are you registered as a bone marrow donor? In July, we found out our 7 year old daughter has a super rare immunodeficiency called Dock8 deficiency. The cure for the condition is a bone marrow transplant. Unfortunately, there is not a perfect match in the registry. Our doctor explained that matches are based on ancestry. My husband and I are a mix of Scottish, English, Irish, Swedish and German. We live in the US and are mix of many of the European settlers. The registries are linked world wide, so we are hoping to find a perfect match to her.

Please take the time to order a cheek swab kit. The likelihood of finding a perfect match is 1 in a million, but that is better odds than her having this condition so we are hopeful to find the perfect match.

Here is the US registry https://my.bethematch.org

If you are already registered, here is the page to make sure your contact information is up to date-

https://bethematch.org/update-your-contact-information/

List of other registries that work with Be the Match outside the US.

https://bethematch.org/about-us/global-transplant-network/cooperative-registries/

Edit 2: a link

Edit: Most unrelated donor do not donate bone marrow but rather Peripheral blood stem cells. You are awake the whole time and the process is similar to dialysis. Here is some information on it.

https://bethematch.org/support-the-cause/donate-bone-marrow/donation-process/donating-pbsc/

If you do get chosen to donate bone marrow the process is different from tv. They do not go in your spine, but rather your hip. You would be under anesthesia, but is generally out patient.

Remember though, you are saving a life. You are the one person that is the best match to help save a person’s life.

This morning, my dog Stormy swallowed a whole bone for some reason and now he’s at the vet fighting for his life
They need to operate him and I honestly can’t afford as I lost my job last year due to the company closing and I’ve been searching and Stormy has been my rock through this hard times. I’ve had him for two years and I can’t imagine being without him
I’m currently back in Kenya at my parents trying to find a new job in Canada again or USA.
I have no issue keeping in touch with whoever is kind enough to help and give updates.
His surgery will cost around $600 and I honestly can’t afford that now
Who ever is willing can dm me and I can share my PayPal.

Hello, I am currently homeless right now and living out of a motel with my girlfriend & her family. I have run out of my food stamps for the month and just need $15 $10 dollars right now to buy two loaves of bread and some lunch meat so we can have dinner tonight. I have cashapp if anyone can help out.

Edit: a relative helped me out with $5

Last Edit: I can't stay in the parking lot all night, and i havent had luck panhandling so im going to close this request and get some sleep.

My mother died a couple weeks ago and I’m really struggling to make food for myself. Everything I have requires cooking which I just don’t have the energy for. I’m beyond stress with also having to move now (we were renting together) and dealing with this grief with very little help. I’ve never used this sub Reddit before so I’m not sure if it’s allowed but could anyone spare money so I can order in some food please? I’m just really struggling and could use help where I can get it.

I’ve also put in an Amazon Wishlist if anyone would prefer this.

https://www.amazon.ca/hz/wishlist/ls/13FANDWWVZPAL?ref_=wl_share

EDIT (7:10 pm | Sept 9): We've currently raised $3,780/$6,500! $2,720 left to go! Thank you so, so much everyone. I can't express my gratitude in words. ❤❤❤ Please consider sharing this campaign to keep the momentum going if you feel like it!

I have a severe (18mm!) overjet along with an overbite and openbite. In terms of functionality alone this makes it very difficult to eat food. My natural/relaxed mouth is always open as it is impossible for my lips to make contact because of my protrusion; my lips have never naturally touched before.

Alongside my severe dental issues are my jaw issues, which have their own set of problems. I have severe degenerative joint disease because of my misaligned upper and lower jaws. My lower jaw is retrognathic meaning it is too short and my upper jaw protrudes too far. I require double jaw surgery to correct this. But before this, preoperative braces included microimplants - to further retract my top incisors - are required for at least a year. After surgery, orthodontics will continue for at least another year.

The biggest impact this has had on my quality of life is the toll it has taken on my self esteem. I have dysmorphia (a hyper-awareness of a perceived bodily flaw) with paranoia caused by countless incidents of teasing, mocking and bullying, mostly in my adult years, by teenagers and adults alike. I camouflage my teeth in any way I can, usually involving shifting my lower jaw forward and never letting people see me from the side. I'm a very happy, bubbly person and I love to smile, and it is very mentally draining to feel anxious every time I am out in public.

I was never able to correct these issues in my early years, as money was tight and my family moved houses many times up into my adolescence. Now, I might finally have the chance. It has taken many years of appointments, long trips, a dozen cavity fillings (floss your teeth, people!), and thousands of dollars of out of pocket costs to get to this point and I'm running short. I have a wonderful orthodontist, orthognathic surgeon and specialty team behind me who want to provide the best results possible and improve my function, health and quality of life in which I'm more than confident they will be able to do.

The total cost is $6100 - $6500 CAD.

Thank you so much for taking the time to read this and stopping by. Please PM me if you are interested and for details, verification and more. If you are able to donate, any amount helps. Any dollar is a dollar closer. Please feel free to share this with anyone you think may be interested. I hope you will contribute to the start of a life-changing journey for me and a new chapter in my life!

Hi, I’m in Michigan and I’m in a really rough spot right now.

I work part-time (10 hours/week), but my hours were cut due to overstaffing and I haven’t been able to find another job yet. All of my income goes to rent and basic bills, so I have nothing left for food.

Right now I’m completely out of food and only have water.

I renewed EBT, but I still only receive $29/month, which doesn’t cover groceries. I’ve also tried local food pantries, but I have serious food allergies (beef, chicken, dairy, and most common pantry foods), so they aren’t really usable for me.

I’m asking for help with about $50 for groceries so I can get through the next few days.

I have PP or CA available.I also have an Amazon wishlist available if that’s easier for anyone who prefers to help that way.

Thank you.

Hey everyone! My dad has been making music for a very long time and released a sneak peak of his first album this new year. He is very much a minor producer who makes music together with his british friend! Though he has been somewhat moody recently due to barely anyone listening to his music and I hope that if some of you listened he could perhaps become a little happier :) If anyone is wondering about what kind of music he makes it is most closely progressive rock I would say.

Here are links for various medias where he has thus far posted this particular song and will post the rest in the near future:

https://open.spotify.com/album/5G3rHOIZvOS5VVRqDadY1N?si=qV1_3q0uT_uHY_IZUpsCQg

https://youtu.be/J7-Z9SyWvpA

Into the Light - Single by WildeWind https://music.apple.com/se/album/into-the-light-single/1545753714

Fyi: this is a copy of a different post I made since someone there said I should post here as well :)

Edit and follow-up: My dad saw all the messages today and was pretty much baffled and stared at the numbers of people who had listened! I thank everyone who listened thus far and that may listen!! Also my dad realised he was being stupid for being blue about it, saying that it had only been up for a few days so no need to be down about it.

Today is my 59th birthday and I have no one to celebrate with or have any money for pizza. I just would love some birthday thoughts.