Posts by George Ramos64

The movie was pretty bad; I caught it at the Sundance Film Festival.
And for those of you sweating bullets over the whole America thing—relax! Seriously, the setting is late '50s, just like the book. Even in the fiction, they specifically refer to the police as "police" rather than "militia," and the red star has been scrubbed from all the registration docs. So, technically, the story is set right in the heart of modern-day Washington, D.C., during the independent American fifties. 🤣
But, totally separate from that (and yeah, I absolutely loved the book, by the way), the film itself is just a drag. There are these incredibly rare moments where it actually gets funny, but that's about it. Anyway, go see it for yourselves and decide.

To whom it may concern,

The faculty and students at Lincoln Elementary in San Diego are reaching out
to ask for your help in funding medical treatment for one of our 8th graders, Paula Rađa.
Paula’s been battling bone sarcoma since she was in 6th grade.
Things actually looked like they were stabilizing for a while, but now things have taken a turn for the worse, and
she’s dealing with some pretty brutal pain.
Her parents found out about a specialized clinic abroad that handles this specific condition,
but honestly, they’ve been financially drained by this fight for a long time now.

Every student and staff member at our school is pulling together for this cause.

We’re really hoping you might be in a position to help Paula through this.

Attached, you'll find a letter from Paula’s parents (including the account info) along with her most recent hospital discharge papers.

Thanks for your time and consideration.

The Staff at Lincoln Elementary

THE RAĐA FAMILY
17 Bernarda Avenue
San Diego, CA 92101
MOB: 555-012-3456

REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE

Dear Sir or Madam,
we are writing to ask for your support with medical expenses regarding
our daughter Paula’s upcoming treatment overseas.
Since we simply can't cover these costs on our own, we’re asking for
your help with this massive burden so we can get our child the care she needs.

Our daughter Paula was born on June 14, 1994.
Since July 2006, she has been receiving care at the Children's Hospital in San Diego for EWING/PNET C 40.2 SARCOMA.

Over two years of treatment, we saw only tiny bits of progress. In August 2008,
she was discharged, and ever since then, we’ve just been fighting to give her one more day.
We’ve identified a clinic outside the country, but because all our previous medical bills have completely wiped us out,
we are asking for your donations to help us get to this clinic where they can offer her real treatment.

The Chase Bank account number is:
000123456789.

Moving forward with faith in the kindness of strangers, we want to say
from the bottom of our hearts: a huge THANK YOU. It means everything to us.

I just wanted to say a massive, heartfelt thank you to everyone who chipped in for me and Sarah, and to all the other folks who stepped up too 😁. Seriously, seeing so many people on this forum jump in to help means the world 😍. For the most part, we’ve hit our goal. Sarah finally got her hands on the medication and has started the treatment; it's still way too early to tell how much of a difference it’ll make, but she’s feeling pretty good right now. Fingers crossed, everyone—we're really hoping everything turns out okay at last 🙂
Thanks, thanks a million.
And a huge shoutout to the mod for keeping this thread pinned at the top for so long 😉

They call those little ginger pills something, and honestly, I can't even keep track of how much they run me at the drugstore, but if you look under $17

You can find ginger capsules or those little ginger tablets specifically for nausea at any drugstore... they work wonders for me, so I don't have to rely on 🙂
anymore.

So, if anyone's looking to combine a good time with doing something actually meaningful, mark your calendars for July 3rd. We’re hitting up a bar in Miami for a tribute night—think classic Americana vibes—where we're hosting a charity gig for Branka. Entry is just $6.75, and we’ll have t-shirts for sale, so all the proceeds go straight into the piggy bank 🙂 to help out
. http://www.nekinoviklinci.com/

Hey 😁
Kimberly Davis5😍 Mostly just wanted to say thanks to everyone; I noticed some forum payments have been coming through lately... for the most part, things are actually going better than I expected, so we're feeling pretty good
.

Look, I'm just a friend of Branka's, so if you've got questions or suggestions, just shoot me a DM or hit me up at vedrana.bi@gmail.com. 😉

man, thanks a ton 🙂
we’ve actually got some pretty awesome news today
http://www.miami.com/news/local/spli...lt.aspx😁

I’m looking into it, trying to get things moving, but she needs this therapy in the USA pretty much yesterday, so damn it.
Look, I’m just a friend doing whatever I can to help out, and honestly, until recently, I didn't even realize what a generic drug actually was. 😁

Yeah, I mean, I was digging around for the cheapest ways to get it and reaching out to people, but since the meds are needed urgently, I didn't really have time to overthink it or come up with some genius plan. :/

Well, look, it says right there in black and white. I was actually present during that final meltdown, and let me tell you, 🙂Linda Miller98
were absolutely out of line.

I went through the exact same thing while I was down in Miami $67. Honestly, the test seems pretty solid, but at the end of the day, it all just comes down to whether or not you actually have the bacteria or not. It’s binary, really.
And hey, there’s no pain involved 😍

Look, I’m not saying this is some kind of magic bullet that works for everyone just because it worked for me. What I mean is that the side effects are usually pretty mild and they tend to clear up fast—even for people who eventually have to switch to a different antidepressant because their first one didn't quite hit the mark.🙂

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Honestly, Zoloft is pretty solid; you probably won't even deal with any side effects once things settle down.