This page is for archival reference only. The donation buttons have been deactivated.
This site will live on after I am gone, so if you encounter it after May 3rd, 2009, please do not send a donation, it will just end up being absorbed by PayPal someday.
This is not my regular donation page although the donations are mirrored here and vice versa. That page contains a warning turning strangers away.
But this page is pandering to strangers. The reason for this change of heart is due to my altereding my whole outlook about the end of my life as well as toward my contributions to society.
Previously I was hell bent on maintaining a certain quality of living during my final days. Since then I have come to realize what is important, and that is time with Mai, my darling wife.
So taking into account what had been donated, what I had in the bank and my deciding on my birthday as the theoretical ending date, I trimmed down my residence and my spending to fit into that budget. Figuring for only three months it was not that difficult. It is not lavish but we are not lavish people.
I almost shutdown the basis for this page when I got three emails on that particular day, stating how I was an inspiration to them, helped them through the death of a loved one or helped them with their own plight.
So my thinking became maybe there were more people that wanted to help to whom I have provided something of value and so I could justify - to myself - asking for contribution. I feel better about asking strangers than asking friends and family because strangers can more easily say no if they don't feel they have anything to spare (which let's face it, is most people these days.) Family and friends are more on the spot and are given the choice of giving when they can't afford to, or feeling horrible because they can't help.
So I set up this page which is unconnected by any link from my main site. While I talk of $200 for a brick below most of that explanation below is from old donations page and no longer really applies. Even $10 goes a long way here in Thailand and would be greatly appreciated.
Anything that comes in from here will go toward a week long party (assuming I am still relatively coherent) after my birthday. Whether it be grilled cheese sandwiches and TV here at the apartment or Champagne, Steak and Hookers at the Marriott, it is all up to you.
My tone here will be light. For those that know the whole situation it will seem almost irreverent. For those that don't know my situation I have a lot of information to squeeze into a non-overwhelming space, so click on any of the questions below for an answer. If you have any questions not answered here contact me via the menu above.
- Why do you need money? - Part One
- Why do you need money? - Part Two
- What do I get for my donation?
- Okay, how do I send you some?
- What if don't have a credit card or don't trust computers?
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My last MRI showed I am deteriorating cerebrally much slower than anyone had expected. This might be due to:
Regardless of whatever reason, I have passed my original due date of Nov 17th, and barring sudden stroke or embolism it looks like Jan 31st, will also be exceeded. Unfortunately this is the date I figured my spending around. Continued On Next Line So looking into the future I realize that the beginning of May my Visa will require renewing and I will not be able to get it renewed as my passport will then be within 6 months of expiration. Getting a new passport requires returning to the States and applying. I don't see that happening. I find a nice synchronicity to finishing on one's birthday. I figure that to be my final final date. So calculating for May 3rd, I need almost exactly $10,000 to maintain my current level of existence. I don't like the idea of begging, but I figure if I get fifty people to give $200, then it becomes less like begging and more like a tribute. Do I know fifty people who can help? I am not sure, but between family, friends, Ultimate Universe fans, Vampire fans, Convention folk and my Internet friends, it is possible. And if I don't reach the magic number, I can always live a little simpler for my final days. So every bit helps, but don't hurt yourself helping. Ok? Thank you for asking. Not all that much really. For $200 you get a virtual brick on the wall down below. This wall will exist as long as the site does, which I am hoping will be long after I am done. The brick can display your name or whatever words - that will fit - you would like. It can also have a hyperlink to anything you want. $100 gets you a half brick on the edge of the wall. Somehow I will fit your name in there. Supplies are limited as there are only 12 half bricks. If you want to help but don't have a $100 you feel you can spare, you can use the bottom donate button to send whatever amount you wish. Alternately or additionally, you can help by sending the link to this page to whoever you think may wish to help. First, thank you. I can not state too strongly how much you are contributing to the length and quality of my life. Donation is simple if you have a PayPal account or a Credit Card. Pick a donate button on the right, depending on whether you are donating for a whole brick, half brick or random amount. After clicking you will be taken to PayPal.
If you have a PayPal account you know what to do from here. If you don't have a Paypal account click on the 'continue' link on the lower left side just above the credit card logos, and follow the prompts for your credit card information from there. If all goes well you will be returned to a 'Donation Complete' page back on my website. If you have any special requests you may send me an email. I will get to posting your brick as soon as humanly possible. Mary K has graciously offered to act as a go between. Please make checks or money orders out to: Mary K Anderson, and send to:
Mary K Anderson
PO Box 16742
Albuquerque, NM 87191-6742
Please enclose a short note saying it is for me, what your name is, and if you are getting a whole brick or half brick please mention what you would like the brick to say. If you have an email account it would be nice to include that too, so I can thank you. Mary K will deposit the money in her bank, transfer to her PayPal account and then over to my account when it clears. So expect it to take about three weeks for that thank you, slightly longer if Mary K happens to be on the road at the time. Note: Please do NOT made checks out to 'CASH.' Checks written this way can no longer be cashed (since 2001,) please be sure to make it out to Mary K Anderson. Thank you. |
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The Donation Wall
'Send What You Can' Contributors: Susan Kane, Carol Huff,
Cassie Lowell, Davis Harrington, Michael Isben, Dan Washington, Tracy Grainge,
Minnie Christopher, Jeff Hiaze, Connor Bask,
Peter Mayhew
I think it unfair that those that helped me so much prior to this do not get credit on this tribute. There are a lot of people that contributed an awful lot of time, energy, love and money without which I could not have made my journey and would not be here in Thailand today. I would like to give special thanks to Shaun and Marilyn Hopkins, Dan Gilligan, Mary K Anderson and Joe Bob Williams, Lloyd, and my loving mom and sister.