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Post by coolspy on Apr 9, 2012 12:30:08 GMT -8
Hi guys. Long time no see! For those wondering why I haven't been active, I will give no excuses. Being a brother to you all, I need not justify my decisions. Suffice to say, when the time comes, I will be returning. With the force of a thousand suns backing me up.
The point of this post however, is to raise awareness for IBD. Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Crohn's and colitis) plagues 1.4 million people in America alone, and I am trying to raise funds to find a cure. In search for a cure to IBD, I have committed to raise money and run a half marathon this summer. Any donation will be gladly appreciated. If you would like to donate, please PM me here or in-game, and I will give you my link. I would love to have the support of you all in this challenge. Together, I know we can achieve what we set our minds to. Thank you for taking the time to read this. Even if you do not choose to donate, educating the public is an important part of the mission.
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Post by phaedron on Apr 9, 2012 12:50:28 GMT -8
I have Crohn's Disease myself. Thanks for taking the challenge to do the run, and for taking the time to post about it here on the forums... it's a worthy cause that doesn't get nearly as much attention as more common diseases, but causes a loss of livelihood for many of the people afflicted.
As to whether or not it "belongs" here, I think that this is one of the public forums, so as long as you don't mind non-Apparatus folks seeing it, it should be fine.
Feel free to PM me if you (or someone you love) is new to the diagnosis and think it'd be helpful to talk to someone who has had it for um... well, my entire life, but been diagnosed now for ~6 years, after a near-death experience with ulcers in late 2006.
Good luck!
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Post by Ernie on Apr 10, 2012 12:02:10 GMT -8
Looks like we need an OOC/RL area.
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Post by Maximillian Thorton on Apr 10, 2012 12:09:42 GMT -8
I agree to that. Just some RL issues non-controversial you just wanna talk about.
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Post by coolspy on Apr 10, 2012 20:41:57 GMT -8
Yay! I started something!
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Post by Ernie on Apr 12, 2012 11:14:17 GMT -8
Apparently I can create forums.. but I have no idea how to create sub-forums for them, and without sub-forums, I guess we can't create topics within them, sooo...
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Post by coolspy on Apr 13, 2012 20:03:14 GMT -8
It's okay! As long as someone sees this, it doesn't really matter, right? I think someone may have donated from App. Thank you (you know who you are)!
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Post by Randalla on Apr 16, 2012 20:55:46 GMT -8
Hm. You want the RL section to be viewable to everyone, or just App folks? I can fix this.
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Post by coolspy on Apr 18, 2012 21:06:37 GMT -8
well, since no one else replied, I guess my 2 cents is just app and friends, but i would love to hear other thoughts!
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Post by Ernie on Apr 20, 2012 8:04:41 GMT -8
Yup. I say just App
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Post by Randalla on Apr 22, 2012 13:10:23 GMT -8
Crud, I just made an area for these--let's see how it works out for a little while.
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Post by coolspy on Apr 22, 2012 21:00:48 GMT -8
I feel so...moved AWWWWWEEEEEEE YEEEEAAAAAAHHHHHH hahaha
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