So last year my oldest friend was in an ATV accident and broke his back. He lost all use of his legs, with only partial use of his hands left. He's been on a ventilator ever since. He was born with Cerebral Palsy, and when we were kids he had leg braces, canes and scooters and everything. He eventually didn't need the mechanical assistance anymore, but he got good enough at falling to develop techniques to not hurt himself doing it.
He's big into gaming and introduced me to Pokemon and my first JRPG. He loves to tinker, so we spent a lot of time taking toys apart and putting them back together in new ways.
His treatment has reached a point where he needs more specialized help to wean off the ventilator. He's got Medicare, obviously, but the place he needs to go is across the country, and out of realistic helicopter/ambulance range so he needs a medical plane to get him there. That's a huge deductible.
His fiancee has set up a fundraiser to help get him there. Anything helps, and I'd like to see him get the treatment he needs.
Fundraiser Page