Many of you know Vetwife, Amanda, who is a long time member and activist here and involved in many groups. Her husband Jack is a Vietnam Veteran, one left with long term health problems from his service. He recently underwent surgery, and almost died. Amanda herself had major dental surgery earlier this year, which had to be paid out of pocket.
With the surgeries and accumulated bills, they need to raise $5000. In addition, I have it from a good source that Amanda's birthday is tomorrow. It would be wonderful if we could not only meet, but exceed their goal and give them a cushion for the future. These two have given so much of themselves, from having custody of and raising their four grandchildren to their tireless advocacy on behalf of veterans, it would be great if we can give back to them.
Their GoFundMe account is here. Any amount will help, as would links & shares of their GoFundMe page, or Tips/Recs/Republishes here to spread visibility of this diary. Let's do what we can to help get solid ground under Amanda & Jack's feet, and make tomorrow a bright & happy birthday for her. Thanks for reading.
8:49 PM PT: Update: We're closing in on $1000 raised, a fifth of the way there! Thank you all so much! For those who would prefer PayPal, the email to use for Vetwife is amandakato@msn.com
8:49 PM PT: Update: We're closing in on $1000 raised, a fifth of the way there! Thank you all so much! For those who would prefer PayPal, the email to use for Vetwife is amandakato@msn.com
Thu Jun 18, 2015 at 8:22 AM PT: Thursday Morning - We're halfway to goal now! Thanks all!