Last week on Monday my wife and I launched a fundraiser for my medical expenses. I explained at the time that they're expected to total well over $100,000, possibly twice that. We've been saving as best we can, and have taken out a second mortgage on our home, but we were still facing a big shortfall. We set a fundraising target of $50,000.
To our surprise and great relief, you've responded very generously indeed. As I write these words, the fundraiser stands at $49,236. I expect we'll reach our target today or tomorrow, if this keeps up. After the IRS takes its share and other expenses are met, we should get about $35,000 out of this campaign. This is a huge relief to us, and gives us greater confidence that we can cope with the bills to come.
It's been suggested to us that we should raise the target to a higher figure, but that seems a bit cheesy somehow. Yes, the total bills may be quite a bit higher, but we don't know that for sure yet (it'll take months to have any certainty), and we don't want to appear greedy. We're more than grateful for what we've already received. We'll probably leave the fundraiser open until the end of September to give late responders a chance to join in, and then close it down at whatever the level is then. Meanwhile, if you would please continue to mention the fundraiser now and again to your friends and contacts on social media, we'll appreciate that very much.
We thank God for all of you, and for your great generosity.
Peter
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