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Richard Lynch, an awesome PHP community guy and former colleague needs our help

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Re: Richard Lynch, an awesome PHP community guy and former colleague needs our help

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Post by benched »

paul_f wrote: post #11
bestham wrote: post #9

It's so sad that the country where Richard lived, worked and paid taxes for about 30 years can't provide for him. I'm glad to be able to help. But what happens to those that don't reach the front page of HN? No one enduring the stress of a terminal cancer should have to stress about getting ends to meet during their last months alive. EVER

This is certainly terrible news. I cannot imagine being in that situation. My thoughts with him and his family. Just to answer the question above, the US provides SSDI insurance as part of the social security program to cover people with disabilities who cannot work. And many (most?) professionals also have additional long term disability insurance to cover the difference between SSDI and what their normal living exp…

Yeah, that's the pretty answer, kind of like "Cops are there to protect you" or "Poor smart kids get scholarships." That stuff exists in theory, but whether it materializes for you is arbitrary. The government can fight you for any length of time to refuse or minimize benefits, or they can make you provide prohibitive amounts of documentation you can never fulfil. People have to get lawyers to get benefits. Or you might luck out and deal with an SS office that's more accommodating.

Re: Richard Lynch, an awesome PHP community guy and former colleague needs our help

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Post by astrodust »

jmadsen wrote: post #38

"PayPal does not currently support Donation Payments from buyers in JP. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause." Sigh Someday the govt & banks will catch up with the 21st century. If someone can put a little extra in the bin on my behalf, I'll look for a chance to pay it forward. Thanks

I guess there's always Dogecoin for things like this.

Re: Richard Lynch, an awesome PHP community guy and former colleague needs our help

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Post by benched »

wtbob wrote: post #75
bestham wrote: post #9

It's so sad that the country where Richard lived, worked and paid taxes for about 30 years can't provide for him. I'm glad to be able to help. But what happens to those that don't reach the front page of HN? No one enduring the stress of a terminal cancer should have to stress about getting ends to meet during their last months alive. EVER

> It's so sad that the country where Richard lived, worked and paid taxes for about 30 years can't provide for him. I'm not sure why your first instinct is to think that he should rely on his country rather than on his family and friends.

Some people don't have family. Friends are good at help that's very limited in time, extent, and especially cost.

Re: Richard Lynch, an awesome PHP community guy and former colleague needs our help

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Post by gamblor956 »

joshmn wrote: post #65
bestham wrote: post #9

It's so sad that the country where Richard lived, worked and paid taxes for about 30 years can't provide for him. I'm glad to be able to help. But what happens to those that don't reach the front page of HN? No one enduring the stress of a terminal cancer should have to stress about getting ends to meet during their last months alive. EVER

My family is one of them (stressing about getting ends to meet). My momma, 55, otherwise ridiculously healthy, has terminal brain cancer among other things. She was diagnosed five days before her 55th birthday (10/25) this year -- [seemingly] out of the blue. While her and my father have insurance (through United Health Group), there's no smooth sailing because her treatments are so "specialized". I, at 22, cleaned o…

You need to contact a lawyer. If you're clearing out your savings to pay for her treatment (but not for the in-home PCA), there's a good chance her insurer is committing a number of violations regarding her coverage. For many insurers, having a lawyer breathing down their necks about coverage decisions also tends to be a good way to get them to approve treatment without giving you the runaround.

Re: Richard Lynch, an awesome PHP community guy and former colleague needs our help

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Post by coherentpony »

gamblor956 wrote: post #95
joshmn wrote: post #65

Earlier quoted context omitted.

My family is one of them (stressing about getting ends to meet). My momma, 55, otherwise ridiculously healthy, has terminal brain cancer among other things. She was diagnosed five days before her 55th birthday (10/25) this year -- [seemingly] out of the blue. While her and my father have insurance (through United Health Group), there's no smooth sailing because her treatments are so "specialized". I, at 22, cleaned o…

You need to contact a lawyer. If you're clearing out your savings to pay for her treatment (but not for the in-home PCA), there's a good chance her insurer is committing a number of violations regarding her coverage. For many insurers, having a lawyer breathing down their necks about coverage decisions also tends to be a good way to get them to approve treatment without giving you the runaround.

So they would have spent that money on a lawyer instead. It doesn't matter what you do, you can't escape the astronomical cost of healthcare in the US.

Re: Richard Lynch, an awesome PHP community guy and former colleague needs our help

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Post by kostko »

Is he a part of any organisation that could recieve funds for him? Someone living in the US can fill out this donation forms: http://www.redhawkcasino.com/community

https://www.barona.com/about/community-relations/donation-ap...

http://www.themillcasino.com/about/donationsform.cfm

And maybe there are other sites that sponsor charitable organisations.

Re: Richard Lynch, an awesome PHP community guy and former colleague needs our help

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Post by [deleted] »

mildtrepidation wrote: post #81
vezzy-fnord wrote: post #70

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Relevant verse: "When you pray, you are not to be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and on the street corners so that they may be seen by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full. But you, when you pray, go into your inner room, close your door and pray to your Father who is in secret, and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you…" Matthew 6:5-6

Not all prayers are offered to that particular god, and not all interpretations of that particular god adhere to that particular book. There's just so much assumption and ill will in this subthread. Get a grip, people.

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