Help a moderator please? Go fund me for Rico online now, all help appreciated

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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This has been approved by the Powers that Be.

Greetings, fellow Dopers and friends! A bit of backstory, I joined the SDMB in 1997, when the group was still on AOL . I signed up for the Web SDMB the first day it was available in 1999. Moderator status came in 2002, and my late wife and I sponsored three Southern California dopefests. I am currently on staff as a Moderator Emeritus, which is why you don’t see much of me.

I’m retired now, and on Medicare. I need your help. My legs are starting to give out on me, I currently use a walker, but I have been told that it will soon become inadequate and I will be in a wheelchair for the rest of my life.

Medicare will only pay for a manual wheelchair but I have been told by my doctor that I need an electric chair that has a large weight limit. I will also need a truck mounted carrier that will allow me to transport the chair anywhere.

I have priced the chair at approximately $1,500 and the truck mounted transport at about $500. Plus there is some medical debt of almost $3,000 left from both a heart attack and a pulmonary embolism. My savings were deleted after the first heart attack and if it wasn’t for Social Security, I’d be in really deep doodoo.

Thank you for any assistance you are able to offer. I appreciate all of you, whether I have known you for two days or 25 years. May the Dope be with you always.

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I appreciate the good start to this campaign. Dopers are the world’s most generous people. If you are so inclined, please share this with your friends ß well. It is greatly appreciated.

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I chipped in…best of luck to you, @Rico.

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Thank you so much, Robby! I appreciate you immensely!

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I chipped in. I honestly don’t think we’ve ever interacted, but I try to stay under the mod radar. :wink: Best of luck to you.

StG

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Thank you so much, STG. I’ve seen you around and really appreciate you. All best and thanks again.

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Best of luck.

I’ve read you. I appreciate you being here since day one. Astounding.

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Thank you so much. I remember you as well. Wishing you all the best from Southern Utah!

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Donated. I remember you and Cadolphin from a S. California Dopefest back in the day. I hope things get better for you soon.

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Thank you my dear. You were always one of Kathy’s favorites. I appreciate the help and wish you all the best from Southern Utah.

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Donated. Hope things go well.

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Many thanks. Things are looking up now. I really appreciate the assistance. All best.

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We are just over $1200 now. Could use a bit more. Many thanks to all who have helped.

I need at least $2000 for both the chair and the transporter. Any additional will be going to pay down my medical debt.

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Mischief managed.

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Good luck Rico, I hope you are able to get what you need.

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Thank you both so much. You are both greatly appreciated. John, we’ve known each other a long time and it’s great to see you here. Rico

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I donated the other day, but was waiting to post until the thread needed a bump.
Good luck! I have a friend who has used a motorized wheel chair for years due to MS, and loves to prove that she can still travel the world alone and experience just about everything.

I hope you reach your goal, and the rest of us Dopers can make your life a little bit easier.

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Donation made – glad I could help a bit!

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Digital and Kenobi, I really appreciate it. Thank you so much!

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Good to see you here, too. I remember meeting you in Bellingham before I moved up here, and at least once at Shayna’s and Spiny Norman’s house down in SoCal.