We're all giggling and counting our money after Hard Fork 19 (For those that don't know, HF19 is what caused your votes to suddenly be worth a lot more starting today. Try voting and you'll see). Understandably, we're all excited about the money we're earning. But let's take a quick pause from counting our own money and use this opportunity, and our new high-powered votes, to do something good! I've been trying to get donation efforts going for a while now, with mediocre success. But today, things are looking much more hopeful. Steemit is the PERFECT place to be gathering donation funds, especially after HF19, because it can be done through community input, without any cost to the community! Wether your vote is worth 20 cents or 5 dollars, you can donate to a good cause without actually paying anything!
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5 days ago, 
For awhile now I have been doing all I can to avoid posting about the current stresses ongoing with our little tight nit family unit. Mainly due to the fact I just am too humbled to seek for help outside of myself by working for what I make in life. This is a quality deeply instilled in me due to the man that raised me
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we had a horrible bit of info come back from my fathers doctor at the local Veteran's hospital 2 years ago that my father carries with him 2 aortic aneurysms located near his stomach. The chances of the slightest jerk or movement could rupture this so he has been under the care of doctors at the local VA but still to this day the important surgery keeps being put off
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While this is going on my dad had to take a forced retirement so to make matters worse he is now stuck providing income via Social Security checks which is sinking them even more in debt than ever before
Read the full post here. I know what it's like to be in a family that keeps personal issues quiet. No one wants to ask for help. I really admire his ability to put that aside for the well being of his dad. I suggest you go over and upvote/resteem his post. In addition, all earnings from this post will be sent to