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This story is a heartbreaker

gmherps13gmherps13 Posts: 353
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Link for giving

I think we can all feel this family's pain. I just wanted to post this here because I know there are a lot of great people here that may want to help them out.

For the record, I am in NO WAY affiliated with these people or this ad. I just happened to come across it browsing Ebay.

I'm merely the keeper of fine metals.

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  • DUIGUYDUIGUY Posts: 7,252 ✭✭✭
    Linky no worky.
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  • Snowman24Snowman24 Posts: 468 ✭✭✭
    link fixed - sad story

    Link Fixed
  • ConnecticoinConnecticoin Posts: 13,050 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>link fixed - sad story

    Link Fixed >>



    Sad story, if true. Could be a pathetic scam as well.
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  • notwilightnotwilight Posts: 12,864 ✭✭✭
    A lifelong friend in MO died a couple of years ago. At his request I became his caregiver and guardian. I had to liquidate all his assets and use the money to pay bills and if any was left (there wasn't) then give it to medicare. Once I got that done, then the govt paid to keep him in a pretty nice place. Once he was terminal and went on hospice, then even more was paid.

    I don't really buy it.

    --Jerry
  • gmherps13gmherps13 Posts: 353
    I can respect the skepticism, you just never know these days. I take it at face value and give from the heart.
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  • 19Lyds19Lyds Posts: 26,492 ✭✭✭✭
    Everytime I read one of these, I can't help but wonder if these aren't some type of human psychology experiment being performed by some college student for a thesis? Perhaps its the skeptic in me but there sure seems to be a lot of them.
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  • JaPaJaPa Posts: 121
    Concocted by someone who hasn't a clue or needs help in getting the assistance that is out there. The latter is far fetched as one is made well aware of options by the social workers.

    I won't repeat what notwilight posted only say ditto.
  • JBTurnerJBTurner Posts: 72 ✭✭
    People are so gullible.
  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭
    And still they find people that will give money to them... been going on for years... these internet scams are a dime a dozen... and ebay has seen plenty of them. Cheers, RickO
  • JaPaJaPa Posts: 121


    << <i>People are so gullible. >>



    So far he/she has found 48 dummies. Only 9952 left.
  • WoodenJeffersonWoodenJefferson Posts: 6,491 ✭✭✭✭
    Let's see, 44 to mail first class envelope, .03 per envelope, .01 for the cent, e-bay listing fees....gee, not much left out of that dollar.
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  • droopyddroopyd Posts: 5,381 ✭✭✭
    There are enough people who I know who need my help.
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  • relicsncoinsrelicsncoins Posts: 8,099 ✭✭✭✭✭
    My wife and I put on a 3V3 soccer tournament for a friend of ours who was diagnosed with breast cancer. We raised 10K in one day. There are much better ways to raise money than this.
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  • Ed1840Ed1840 Posts: 355
    I seen this kind of listing earlier in the year, different disease though. I don't remember the seller. I checked his feedback, and he had just bought a bunch of rather pricey items. If you have money to throw away buy the cent. I prefer the United Way.
  • fishcookerfishcooker Posts: 3,446 ✭✭
    It does seem to follow the standard equation for scams. Hope it's not... but either way I only donate directly to charities.
  • ponderitponderit Posts: 1,544 ✭✭✭✭✭
    It seems like most of us are in agreement on this one
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  • bestdaybestday Posts: 4,242 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>It does seem to follow the standard equation for scams. Hope it's not... but either way I only donate directly to charities. >>



    Smells like ...how many people can I scam type of deal....1st off , medicare doesn't hound patients for treatment money .. Mainly.. Hospitals. do....the cost of this operation and treatment.. excess $$ 100,000 .. 2nd , the hospitals put these cancer patients in Hospice in exchange for the patient giving up the right to be hospitalized in the near future , before death. , They can get this Hospice with little or no extra charge
    Survival rate for this cancer ... 97 % die within year, 1-2 % last up to 5 years
    Spend you money by donating to American Cancer Society

    May God Bless people with this cancer and comfort them



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