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> [...] diabetic ketoacidosis [...] stage 4 kidney cancer [...]

What Phil said.

> I hate the idea of having to do a GoFundMe, but I will probably have
> to cave in the end and ask for charity from others.  One of the
> reasons I hate this is that I'm (usually) supposed to be the guy that
> helps others, not the guy that asks for help himself...

It can be difficult to ask for help; it's especially difficult if you
have a significant part of your self-image tied up in being the helper
instead of the helped.

But part of being part of a society is (loosely speaking) collecting
the karma you are owed - including learning to accept it, which is hard
when it's negative but perhaps even harder when it's positive.

Maybe try thinking of this as part of your life lesson: to learn to
accept, even ask for, help when you truly do need it.

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