Wow, you sure are an ignorant asshole. Just so you know, the cancer doesn't cause someone to lose their hair. It's the chemotherapy/radiation treatments. Which he is not receiving because they are not helping stop the tumor growth in his lung. So go fuck yourself! 

You know what, I understand your skepticism but not everyone is a scammer. The reason I have so few posts is because I just discovered bitcoin about a month ago and I don't have the hardware to do anything useful. I did not come here to beg, I'm not spamming the boards. I made one simple post asking if anyone would like to donate and help out. If you needed further proof all you had to do was ask. I am in no way exploiting my father's health. Quite frankly I haven't been around very long, and I'm really disappointed in all of you. Not because you aren't willing to donate, that's perfectly fine. But I'm pissed that you just make the assumption that I'm a liar. It's also clear that you didn't even bother to read the post. I'm not looking for money to travel, mainly to help my mother until she is in the mental state where she can look for a job. She has no sort of savings and is going to lose his retirement when he dies. If more proof was all you needed, I was willing to provide that. All you had to do was ask. Shame on all of you, I have other ways to raise money. Moderators please lock or delete this thread.

First off, I'm sorry for what's happening with your family, cancer really is a terrible thing. As far as facebook goes, I'm only friends with around 70 people and a large portion of them are family. So, that's not really a good target audience for asking for help. As far as donating to your cause, I have nothing to donate. I've always been the person to donate when I'm able. Unfortunately, as you should know, medical bills are extremely costly and have left us entirely broke. You personally may choose not to talk about it here, but I am in the off-topic forum and I don't believe I'm violating any sort of rule here. So, please take your criticism of what I'm trying to do for my family somewhere else. If you don't want to help, then don't, no one is twisting your arm here. I leave you with a story as to why helping individuals is better than trying to help everyone with a charity.

The famous story of the boy and the starfish shows why using charity to fix individual problems can be very valuable.

Once upon a time, a man walking along a beach saw a boy picking up starfish and throwing them into the sea.
He asked the boy why he was throwing starfish into the sea.
The boy replied, "The tide is going out. If I don't throw them in, they'll dry up and die."
The man smiled patronisingly and said, "But, there are miles of beach and thousands of starfish on every mile. You can't possibly make a difference!"
The boy smiled, bent down, picked up another starfish, and threw it into the sea.
"Well," he said, "I made a difference for that one."

from http://www.bbc.co.uk/ethics/charity/against_1.shtml

P.S. sorry for the repost from the newbie board. I wasn't able to post here before.

This is my father, he has been fighting lung cancer for the past year. The cancer has spread to his liver, and the doctors say he has less than a month.



He spent over twenty years serving his country in the Army and then another twenty years as a corrections officer. Veteran's affairs will not pay for expenses such as a casket, or a memorial service. My family is drowning in the cost of the medical bills and we need help.





Here is a picture of me following in my father's footsteps:


My brother and sister:


I'm now currently going to school out of state, and I would like to return home to visit him before it's too late, but I'm a poor college student and I can't afford the trips back and forth. We have never been the type of people to ask for anything, but we could really use it now. My mom has no sort of savings and will lose his retirement when my dad passes. I've included donation links at the bottom if you are able to help us. Thank you!

Bitcoin: 15iYfHQCEVM11yUUtZLJAbZW2ou6M5oopo

Litecoin: LXwNGYky5XwzzLiF3umZ26ihaitqN3Qy6M

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