A Linux dev who helped thousands needs help to fight cancer

Post by DanBC » Sat, Aug 25, 2012, 2:23 AM UTC

sp332 wrote: post #48

_delirium wrote: post #40

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I'm not sure about Germany, but in Denmark it's just a service of the state. Doctors' salary, and hospitals' equipment needs, are assessed and negotiated the same way as with other sectors of the public-safety apparatus, such as the police department, fire department, and military. You'd like to keep your hospitals well-stocked, your fire engines maintained and modern, your air force state-of-the-art, etc., but witho…

The USA does not have a culture against prescription drugs. On the contrary, many patients are not satisfied unless the doctor gives them some pills. Antibiotics are often demanded even for viral infections, which probably lead directly to MRSA and other drug-resistant bacteria.

Post by packetslave » Sat, Aug 25, 2012, 2:37 AM UTC

mbreese wrote: post #41

As an update: http://linuxlock.blogspot.com/2012/08/it-started-with-hopele... While he still needs money, they did find a doctor to perform the surgery. But don't let that stop you from donating, if you're able. He also answered a question that I had: he's a veteran, so he should qualify for VA medical assistance. According to his post above, the VA system moves too slow to stop his rapidly spreading cancer.

Post by [deleted] » Sat, Aug 25, 2012, 2:54 AM UTC

FiloSottile wrote: post #45

mbreese wrote: post #41

As an update: http://linuxlock.blogspot.com/2012/08/it-started-with-hopele... While he still needs money, they did find a doctor to perform the surgery. But don't let that stop you from donating, if you're able. He also answered a question that I had: he's a veteran, so he should qualify for VA medical assistance. According to his post above, the VA system moves too slow to stop his rapidly spreading cancer.

Finding a pro-bono doctor was in the plans from the start, if I get it right. And the doctor should have never been in the $50,000 total. cit: "The cost just to book the OR for Ken's surgery is $50,000, and that doesn't include the surgery itself, nor any post-op medical expenses."

Post by chaostheory » Sat, Aug 25, 2012, 3:12 AM UTC

jorahmormont wrote: post #66

FiloSottile wrote: post #33

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Ken Starks. From the post on http://thomasaknight.com/

$ cd kernel ; git log | egrep -i starks $ Nothing there. It would help if they told us what his contribution actually was.

Post by rokhayakebe » Sat, Aug 25, 2012, 3:17 AM UTC

eric_bullington wrote: post #11

I just donated $50. And as much as I agree with the sentiments on this page about my country's lacking health care system (and have always voted with this in mind), I hope we can come together to focus on the problem at hand, which is raising money for a fellow dev in his time of greatest need. I assume the Indiegogo account cannot be suspended as easily as Paypal, so I made the donation through Indiegogo despite the…