She is the BFF/OSP of the one and only Matt-Man, and has recently been stuggling with some significant health issues.
Like turning yellow.
I first “met” Matt and Schmoop over 5 years ago when blogging was the only social media platform … unless you were 12 and on MySpace. A few years later, I drove to “Bagwine” Ohio and spent a long (based on some of the shenanigans that took place, some would say too long) weekend with the two of them. They are real people. Real people who work hard and live a simple life.
In October, Schmoop did - indeed - turn yellow. Since that was not her normal color, she decided a trip to the ER might be in order.
That trip led to a battery of tests and then a transfer to another hospital where they drilled a hole through what they discovered was a blocked bile duct, and put a tube in to allow the bile to drain (a tube she wore proudly for 2 months). Last week, she went in for surgery to permanently remove the mass that was blocking the bile duct ... and anything else (pancreas, liver, stomach) that might have been impacted.
There was significant concern that cancer might be the culprit.
The good ... wait ... make that FABULOUS news is that her surgery went well and she was cancer free.
She is still in the hospital recovering.
Unfortunately, Schmoop has been unable to work during this time, and her unemployment benefits have been delayed by at least 8 weeks. She will not be able to start collecting unemployment until she is released from the hospital, and eventually cleared as "able to work" by her doctor.
Quite frankly, Matt and Schmoop are looking at the very real possibility of eviction.
Jay and I decided we needed to do something to help out these two great people, and the WeLoveSchmoop Fund was born.
We are asking for donations.
The idea is to try to help Schmoop recover the income she lost during this time that she has been denied unemployment benefits. So, with the help of Jay, here is a handy dandy little button that you can click on and make a donation to the WeLoveSchmoop Fund!
You don’t even need to have a PayPal acct. You can donate using your debit and credit cards. Just click the button and then put in the amount you want to donate (it’s up to you, no fixed amounts or minimums are set). Or, if you do have PayPal you can donate by sending the money to the official email of the WeLoveSchmoop Fund which is ….
WeLoveSchmoop@yahoo.com
It's a chance to help a great human being whom we all love so very much. The donate button will also be on the right sidebar here for the next few weeks. This isn’t an open-ended thing and we won’t badger you (much) to donate.
But, as Jay has so eloquently said, GIVE TIL IT HURTS PEOPLE!
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Woo-Hoo! Schmoop!
Jay
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