Spider Robinson & spouse in dire financial peril

[Talia]

Well, this sucks profoundly:

http://www.boingboing.net/2009/09/08/spider-and-jeanne-ro.html

(to summarize, Jeanne Robinson is fighting cancer, and its drained their finances)

[Russell Nash]

Before it starts,  We have other threads with the arguments for and against healthcare reform and what it would mean to people in this situation.  If you want to comment on the general issue, please go to Gallimaufry and find one of those threads.  If you want to comment about the Robinsons, this is the right place.

[deflective]

they've lived in canada over thirty years, the healthcare debate is largely a spectator event up here.

i once ate dinner with them back when i was too young to appreciate it.  this is a little shocking to hear about.

[Russell Nash]

Well this could very well add some gas on the fire for the folks that wanted to bash the Canadian system.  As far as I understood it, her care should be covered.  They must be trying some non-standard stuff or most of her doctors must have written her off already.

(maybe this comment belonged over in those other threads I was talking about)

[deflective]

yup, pretty much

[MacArthurBug]

Spider is one of my all time favorite writers. I'm pretty sure I was weaned to readings of his works. It torments me to hear this his world is not going well. I've added a very small humble donation to their pile- as it's all I have to give except well wishes and positive thoughts

[Talia]

Someone linked this on SSS, I thought it should be passed along. Please keep the Robinsons in your thoughts.

http://stardancemovie.blogspot.com/2010/04/update-on-jeanne.html