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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Jan 16, 2019 - 10:34pm PT
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hey there say, hardmanknott...
say, as to your quote:
until I finally decided I'd had enough and quit forever (I swore by the mantra that flesh is dumb; I am indeed in control of my body) - and never looked back.
say, i know a man, too, that did this...
the shock of something so new in his life, that suddenly made
him realize there was 'something more important than his own selfishness'
made him decide to stop-- he did so that very moment, and never drank
again...
hard to find such stories, but, they are out there...
congratulations for your years-of-success...
and, for those that HAD suffered and WON--
congratulations for your years of fighting-and-NOT-giving-up...
they are all precious...
they are 'front line' battles, either way...
just different strategy, worked, for
the different 'battle' at hand, time and place...
victory...
over the past...
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John M
climber
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Jan 17, 2019 - 05:46pm PT
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Bump for a good cause..
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Happiegrrrl2
Trad climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 18, 2019 - 10:32am PT
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Just a bump, to keep people posted.
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John M
climber
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Jan 18, 2019 - 04:56pm PT
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Update:
We are at $3655.00
The program is $3900, so we need just a little bit more to at least cover that. It would also be nice to help him with his bills while he isn't able to work while in the program, plus it would be nice if he didn't have to worry about the cost of a plane ticket home. So hopefully a few more folks will chip in.
thanks everyone.. I believe Brandon is a good guy and deserves a chance at a new life.
10 bucks, 20 bucks, 50 bucks.. it all helps.
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johntp
Trad climber
Little Rock and Loving It
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Jan 18, 2019 - 05:05pm PT
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^^^ Hey JohnM. Appreciate your being active in this. Same goes to happie. I wish Brandon a prosperous future.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Jan 19, 2019 - 01:04am PT
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hey there say, john m... i am still trying and hoping that i can help a bit...
i have to wait and plan for my bills, here, first, but this time, i
think i can... :) (hee hee, i always take out of my food supply) ...
does a 'body good' that way... :)
we 'humans' in these worlds, need to watch how much we eat, ;)
and-- we can 'feed a fund' for someone's lack...
food or other...
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Happiegrrrl2
Trad climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 20, 2019 - 06:25am PT
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GoFundMe pages is at $4,005.
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John M
climber
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Jan 20, 2019 - 10:56pm PT
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This will likely be my last bump.. best wishes Brandon. Thanks to everyone who contributed.
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Jan 21, 2019 - 12:30am PT
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hey there, say, happiegrrrl... wow, my boston friend, she kicked in the other night and got it up to 4,000's...
she is my 'stamp fairy' in the last years, until i was
able to help my self more...
thus-- she has actually helped get christmas cards to climbers,
and, she had a 'soft spot' in her heart for them...
her sister was in alcohol rehaps, and freed herself, years ago...
was a very very hard thing for her...
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Happiegrrrl2
Trad climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 21, 2019 - 11:05am PT
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That's so great Neebee!
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neebee
Social climber
calif/texas
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Jan 21, 2019 - 03:38pm PT
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hey there, say, happigrrrl... i know... she was so VERY KIND...
SHE DOES NOT even hang out here...
she is a good gal, she really is...
she's fought her own hard battles, too...
though, not as to drinking, but, hard emotional stuff,
and SHE will tell anyone, too... if it helps them...
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johntp
Trad climber
By decision or indecision we are where we are.
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Jan 28, 2019 - 05:02pm PT
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Can someone please verify if this is legit? I threw in some scratch but reading on another thread that Brandon's "friend" will withhold the donations. Nita wanted to throw down some more but I am confused by what is written on the Sobriety thread and another thread.
Fool me once; shame on you. Fool me twice; shame on me.
Andy T
It is not clear what is going on. From my perspective Aaron and the fund request is legit. It appears to me Aaron is a good guy. I have my own assumptions, but since I don't know the facts will leave it at that.
edit: Aaron needs to come clean as many of us have spent $$ to help Brandon.
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SC seagoat
Trad climber
Santa Cruz, Moab, Bozeman, the ocean, or ?
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Jan 28, 2019 - 05:02pm PT
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^^^^^
Exactly. I thought I was doing something for Brandon and the whole FB thing threw me for a huge loop. It really started to sound very fishy, and the request for extra money for bills, etc.
I hope that I helped Brandon...and would be willing to do more if someone who really knows what is going on would clarify. It’s starting to not pass the sniff test.
Susan
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johntp
Trad climber
By decision or indecision we are where we are.
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Jan 28, 2019 - 05:06pm PT
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^^^ Susan, I don't do facebook and have no clue what is on there.
edit: also, I trust happie. If she posted this as a request, I'll run with it.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Jan 28, 2019 - 05:14pm PT
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If Aaron is legit he should get Brandon’s wife to back him up although, of course,
we would be hard pressed to vet her online. I’m giving Aaron the benefit of the doubt, for now.
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Happiegrrrl2
Trad climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 28, 2019 - 05:21pm PT
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So far as I know,the GoFundMe was created in good faith by Aaron. I posted a comment on the GoFundMe asking Aaron to clarify his statement, which I may have simply misinterpreted. Since he is administering the page, he WILL get an alert there is a comment made.
I do not have Brandon as FB friend so do not know what is on that.
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John M
climber
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Jan 28, 2019 - 05:42pm PT
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Anyone have Aaron's contact info.. or Brandon's wife's? If I can get ahold of Aaron, I will try to get this straightened out.
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Happiegrrrl2
Trad climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 28, 2019 - 05:42pm PT
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I hadn't realized Aaron HAD already responded to my request for clarification.
Unfortunately, I don't feel great about what I read.... IMO, it READS like Aaron intends to give at least part of the monies donated to some person unknown, which again, READS like it is NOT one he originally detailed. This doesn't make sense to me because - correct me if I'm wrong - the treatment cost was listed at $3900. To be honest, that seems actually well below what I'd expect a month in a rehab to cost, but that's beside the point.
In my opinion, the bulk of that money ought go to pay the rehab stay, which is what we were donating to. If Aaron already made that payment from his own funds, then of course he should be reimbursed.
Besides that, it seems the additional funds would barely cover the costs outlaid(although to be petty... maybe Aaron ought not reimburse himself on purchases of clothing which he write in the GoFundMe update that he intends to take back).
The only issue I personally have with this whole thing is that, as I said, it seems like some other person associated with this rehab, apparently a client, may be receiving these funds. That, I just don't get.
And yes, I do think Aaron is obliged to specifically advise to whom and in what amounts, the funds are going to be disbursed. There's the rehab place, Aaron, and Brandon's wife, from what I understood. To divert to anyone else is bogus.
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John M
climber
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Jan 28, 2019 - 05:45pm PT
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Yes.. his clarification wasn't very clarifying. If I can get his contact info I will try to find out what is going on. He did say that the full bill had to be paid by the 25th, so that is hopefully already covered.
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Happiegrrrl2
Trad climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Jan 28, 2019 - 05:45pm PT
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Thanks John.
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