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You don't know Kevin, and that's okay. Kevin probably doesn't want to
know you anyway. I'm not saying that he's a shut in, because that's
hardly the case. Kevin is a musician. He's a rabid sports fan.
A dedicated father to his son, and the kind of guy that wouldn't ask
for help if his life depended on it. Basically, if he knew
that I'm trying to get complete strangers to help him out right now,
he'd probably track me down and kick my ass.
You see, Kevin likes to keep things close to home. That's why,
when his tooth started hurting him, we heard litte other than a
snarky facbook comment about how much it f*#king hurt and, well, that
was about it. Mostly, he talked about his Mariners or Seahawks, or
about how much love he had for his family and friends and most of
all, his adoration of his son Silas, who will turn 8 this March.
Fast forward to today, and sadly, that sore tooth became an
infection. An infection that spread down his neck and through his
chest, around his heart and lungs sending him to the emergency room
where he has been in critical condition.
As of last word, Kevin has had over nine operations to remove
the infection and while things are finally beginning to look up for
him in terms of his survival of this ordeal, he is far from out of the woods.
He will be looking cosmetic surgery to repair soft tissue
damage and many months if not years of therapy to return to normal
life and will most likely spent the first year of recovery in a
nursing home.
We, his friends, see the financial train that's coming for
Kevin, but we alone cannot help him...
That's where you and your $5 come in. I've set, a pretty lofty
goal of $100,000.00 on this Fundrazr, and I think it won't even come
close to paying his bills once everything is said and done. In
reality, it will likely be 5x to 7x that much but if we can raise
$100,000.00 That would give him a large bargaining chip of which he
could use to negotiate with.
Here's my goal: at minimum a reach of 20,000 people, that all
give at least $5. How many people are on your friends list? Do you
think you could get 4 of them to also give $5 and share this with
their friends? I know it's the whole "pyramid" concept, but
we have a very real goal, and without much effort, I think we can make
this happen.
Now I know what some of you will want to do. You might think,
"Look, I don't want to bother my friends with this, I'll just
donate $25 and it will be just like four of my friends paid in
too." Now, while I wouldn't discourage you from donating $25
instead of $5, the goal here is to *spread the word* and when you
donate, and get others to donate, not only will you be spreading the
word, but you'll feel good about helping a random stranger that's
truly in need. The critical part is getting others to do it
too.
If you've ever paid $5 for the coffee for the person behind you
at your favorite coffee shop, if you've ever bought a meal for someone
that needed it, if you've ever stole five buck from someone when you
were a young child and still need to pay attonement, whatever it may
be; now's the time to help.
In doing so, not only are you helping out a really, REALLY cool
guy, you're also raising awareness for oral health and the dire
situations that can come from not treating tooth related pain. The
number of Americans dying due to tooth related infections is on the
rise (Google it!) and becoming aware of the problem is the first step
in treating it! Don't ignore the pain! Many dentists will work with
their patients to establish payment plans if you don't have insurance.
If not, they may be able to refer you to a dentist who can. If you
have oral health questions and are intimidated by talking to a
dentist, use an online resource like WebMD (http://www.webmd.com/oral-health/healthy-teeth-1/answers-dental)
first, but always seek out help.
If you donate to Kevin's cause, or even if you don't, thanks for
reading. You'd be doing him a real favor if you reposted this to see
if your friends or family can make a difference in his life and to
raise their awareness of the importance of oral health.
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