Sometimes folks just go to their favorite message board and bypass the General Message board. For those who don't know, Brian A. Whitney our founder has had a stroke and our members have started a drive to help him with his medical bills. He didn't ask us to - we wanted to. Anyway, please click on the Support Just Plain Folks donate button which is in the right column. It's a paypal button and it is easy to do. Even if you can only afford $5, please consider donating it. Here is Brian's latest post.
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Hi Folks,

Thanks so much for the support and concern. I just updated the Donations Honor Roll (which is the top post on all the boards Colin) to reflect the new donations. 6 generous folks have donated 165 dollars which will cover the co-pay for one emergency room visit (I've had several) and 2 doc appts. (I've had dozens). I think even with good insurance, we're into 5 figures, but the whole thing is well into 6 figures and growning (I have 3 hours of therapy per week at $85 dollar per 12 minutes). But it's been helping a lot and I am now walking without assistance (awkwardly and not very far, but it's getting better). I have much higher hurdles to overcome, but at least I can get myself around the house okay). I will tell the entire (amazing, harrowing, lucky and miraculous) story once I can type a bit fast than 5 words a minute. (This has taken an hour with breaks).

Thanks again. Please do NOT donate money if you don't have extra to share. We're getting by and many of you aren't doing as well. If Linda didn't have insurance, we would already have lost everything material in our lives.. but even if we did, we are still around and that's all that is really important. It was such a close call that all the rest is a bonus!

You guys are literally my extended family and I really appreciate the care and support!

Brian
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Brian Austin Whitney
Founder
Just Plain Folks
http://www.jpfolks.com
jpfolkspro@aol.com

"Don't sit around and wait for success to come to you... it doesn't know the way." -Brian Austin Whitney


If you would like to donate via a check directly in the mail rather than Pay Pal, make it out to "Just Plain Folks" and mail it to:

Just Plain Folks
5327 Kit Dr.
Indianapolis, IN 46237

If you would like to read a few more posts by Brian and the discussion about the additional fund raising ideas, Here is the link to the post which was started by Big Jim:

http://www.jpfolks.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/796462/page/1#Post796462

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