Sometimes in life we are blindsided by bad news. We have all been there. Hopefully you have been lucky as I have to have good friends to lean on for support and encouragement. Recently I had a friend from high school suffer from a major illness. He had been laid off from work a few months before his health failed, he had no insurance and he was on the hook for the hospital bills. He and his wife had to move out of their home and look for an apartment. A very sad and difficult situation. Their problems were so big that no single friend could help, but through the use of the internet and a network of high school friends their huge problems became manageable.

Today I got a note from a friend here on DA. They are trying to help a friend of theirs that has just been told she has stomach cancer. Between jobs she has no insurance. I have attached the summary below. A lot of a little help can be a tremendous help to those in such desperate need. These are difficult times I know. But if each of us could do just a tiny tiny bit it could make a world of difference to her.

Vispir was recently diagnosed with stomach cancer. Unfortunately, she has no medical insurance because the diagnosis came between jobs. As a result, I'm encouraging people to make a small donation to help her with her chemotherapy bills.

Some people may be cautious about clicking a link to PayPal, so you can use an alternative method. Go to her deviantART page, and note her email address. Then, log into PayPal's website however you would usually go there, and direct that funds be transferred to the account at her email address. Be sure to put your deviantID in the comments section of PayPal, because Vispir will want to thank you personally.