From Luciole friend Diana Bonebrake: please help musician Drac Conley, who has Stage 3 prostate cancer
A dear and gentle man who I've known for 25 years... Diana
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Drac needs our help
Body: Click on these links for detailed information
http://www.helpdrac.com/
http://friendsofdrac.blogspot.com/
Friends, Family and Loved Ones,
At the very young age of 45 our dear friend Drac has been diagnosed with Stage 3 prostate cancer. He is actively seeking opinions by specialists in all areas. With his knowledge so far he has elected to do surgery with City of Hope on March 14th. They offer a robotic surgery with the highest success rate for complete elimination of the cancer. His risk of needing chemo and/or radiation will be undetermined until surgery is performed.
This surgery alone is $150,000 which presents a devastating problem for Drac and his 12-year-old son, Jett. In case you are not aware, Drac has been a single father to Jett for 12 years He has been a professional and struggling musician for 26 years and is also an independent contractor with his own business. An incredibly prideful and strong man who, even while fraught with anxiety to make ends meet for his family, has managed to spend the past 30 years giving up his couch to friends who are also struggling.
Although Drac has medical insurance, his deductible and the Doctor’s fee (which is not covered) are quite high, and we still do not know about the after surgery expenses. He will need to take a minimum of 3 months off of work to recover. His business is a self owned operation which means that he cannot draw disability either. This work, being second only to his love of playing music, has been his most reliable income.
We are reaching out to all of you, in hopes that together we may be able to help ease Dracs anguish regarding the financial burden so he can focus his energy on building his strength to get through surgery and bide a long healing process.
It appears so far that Drac will need approximately $40,000 to get through this period. This will pay for the surgery costs and keep a roof over his and Jett’s head. If you can help with a donation of any kind we would be eternally grateful. Please forward to anyone you think would like to help.
Here are ways to donate:
Checks can be sent payable to Drac Conley Cancer Fund and sent in care of me:
C/o Nancy Sefton
GSM
3055 Overland Ave, #200
Los Angeles, CA 90034
Direct deposit or wire transfer to:
Drac Conley Cancer Fund
Bank of America NT & SA
Washington/Centinela #851
12316 Washington Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90066
Routing # 121000358
Account # 08518-69023
Paypal at (please know that Paypal will take 2.9% for themselves so if possible we would all be better off with the other methods listed)
LINK is on website www.helpdrac.com/www.helpdrac.com/Donate.html
PLEASE FORWARD THIS EMAIL
We will keep you updated on his progress, including an accounting of how the fundraising is going, through the website www.helpdrac.com/ and our new blog friendsofdrac.blogspot.com/
Please feel free to send your thoughts to Drac through the blog throughout this experience. He knows how blessed he his to have so many friends who care, and look forwards to your support through this period.
You can also reach out to me directly at 310-569-5003 or nancysefton@gsmgmt.net or Gardia Fox at gardia@charter.net
Peace and friendship,
Nancy
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Drac needs our help
Body: Click on these links for detailed information
http://www.helpdrac.com/
http://friendsofdrac.blogspot.com/
Friends, Family and Loved Ones,
At the very young age of 45 our dear friend Drac has been diagnosed with Stage 3 prostate cancer. He is actively seeking opinions by specialists in all areas. With his knowledge so far he has elected to do surgery with City of Hope on March 14th. They offer a robotic surgery with the highest success rate for complete elimination of the cancer. His risk of needing chemo and/or radiation will be undetermined until surgery is performed.
This surgery alone is $150,000 which presents a devastating problem for Drac and his 12-year-old son, Jett. In case you are not aware, Drac has been a single father to Jett for 12 years He has been a professional and struggling musician for 26 years and is also an independent contractor with his own business. An incredibly prideful and strong man who, even while fraught with anxiety to make ends meet for his family, has managed to spend the past 30 years giving up his couch to friends who are also struggling.
Although Drac has medical insurance, his deductible and the Doctor’s fee (which is not covered) are quite high, and we still do not know about the after surgery expenses. He will need to take a minimum of 3 months off of work to recover. His business is a self owned operation which means that he cannot draw disability either. This work, being second only to his love of playing music, has been his most reliable income.
We are reaching out to all of you, in hopes that together we may be able to help ease Dracs anguish regarding the financial burden so he can focus his energy on building his strength to get through surgery and bide a long healing process.
It appears so far that Drac will need approximately $40,000 to get through this period. This will pay for the surgery costs and keep a roof over his and Jett’s head. If you can help with a donation of any kind we would be eternally grateful. Please forward to anyone you think would like to help.
Here are ways to donate:
Checks can be sent payable to Drac Conley Cancer Fund and sent in care of me:
C/o Nancy Sefton
GSM
3055 Overland Ave, #200
Los Angeles, CA 90034
Direct deposit or wire transfer to:
Drac Conley Cancer Fund
Bank of America NT & SA
Washington/Centinela #851
12316 Washington Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90066
Routing # 121000358
Account # 08518-69023
Paypal at (please know that Paypal will take 2.9% for themselves so if possible we would all be better off with the other methods listed)
LINK is on website www.helpdrac.com/www.helpdrac.com/Donate.html
PLEASE FORWARD THIS EMAIL
We will keep you updated on his progress, including an accounting of how the fundraising is going, through the website www.helpdrac.com/ and our new blog friendsofdrac.blogspot.com/
Please feel free to send your thoughts to Drac through the blog throughout this experience. He knows how blessed he his to have so many friends who care, and look forwards to your support through this period.
You can also reach out to me directly at 310-569-5003 or nancysefton@gsmgmt.net or Gardia Fox at gardia@charter.net
Peace and friendship,
Nancy
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