Hi to my AZB family,
I'm posting to ask for your help!
WPBA player Melissa Morris (daughter of New Morris of Morris Custom Cues) recently got married...and her husband, Antwaine, has a very serious medical condition and NO insurance. Twan is a diabetic and has dealt with the horrible side effects of this disease since his early childhood. He spent years as a meat cutter for Albertsons but is now working a $9.00 hr job that nets him $1200.00 per month. This does not even cover the medication required to keep him healthy. The current situation is critical, Twan has developed Diabetic Retinopathy. He has a cyst behind one of his eyes that is compounded by bleeding. The good news is the doctor feels they can fix it and restore his vision, and prevent this from occurring in the other eye... the kicker is they will not do the surgery without $4,000.00 up front. Twan has applied for medical and got the letter this weekend , "NOT ELIGIBLE AT THIS TIME", when will he be eligible, when he is totally blind and cant work at all!! Then the state will be forced to not only provide him with medical care but financial support as well. So I am asking for some help from anyone that can find it in your heart and your budget...I am praying that I can reach 100 people that can afford to give 40 dollars or 200 that could afford 20 dollars... I would even be thrilled with 4,000 that could give a dollar each. Should any of you have any connections that would get us through the right door so we can get him the needed care that would be even better. Melissa has posted a link for information regarding this condition on her facebook page hoping this will help friends an family understand how serious this is.
If any of you would like to send a donation, you can send it to my Paypal at herndonmc@gmail.com. I will be seeing Melissa and Antwaine this weekend (Aug 6)...at which point I can turn any donations over to them.
Melissa also mentioned something on Facebook about raffling off a custom cue (Antwaine has been building them under the tutelage of Ned Morris)...and I will keep track of all donors and make sure that they are included when this happens. (more info on that when I get it)
Any little donation would be appreciated. Antwaine is a great guy and a promising young cuemaker...and I hope that together we can raise the money so that he can have the surgery and keep his eyesight.
Best Regards to everyone.
Melissa Herndon
I'm posting to ask for your help!
WPBA player Melissa Morris (daughter of New Morris of Morris Custom Cues) recently got married...and her husband, Antwaine, has a very serious medical condition and NO insurance. Twan is a diabetic and has dealt with the horrible side effects of this disease since his early childhood. He spent years as a meat cutter for Albertsons but is now working a $9.00 hr job that nets him $1200.00 per month. This does not even cover the medication required to keep him healthy. The current situation is critical, Twan has developed Diabetic Retinopathy. He has a cyst behind one of his eyes that is compounded by bleeding. The good news is the doctor feels they can fix it and restore his vision, and prevent this from occurring in the other eye... the kicker is they will not do the surgery without $4,000.00 up front. Twan has applied for medical and got the letter this weekend , "NOT ELIGIBLE AT THIS TIME", when will he be eligible, when he is totally blind and cant work at all!! Then the state will be forced to not only provide him with medical care but financial support as well. So I am asking for some help from anyone that can find it in your heart and your budget...I am praying that I can reach 100 people that can afford to give 40 dollars or 200 that could afford 20 dollars... I would even be thrilled with 4,000 that could give a dollar each. Should any of you have any connections that would get us through the right door so we can get him the needed care that would be even better. Melissa has posted a link for information regarding this condition on her facebook page hoping this will help friends an family understand how serious this is.
If any of you would like to send a donation, you can send it to my Paypal at herndonmc@gmail.com. I will be seeing Melissa and Antwaine this weekend (Aug 6)...at which point I can turn any donations over to them.
Melissa also mentioned something on Facebook about raffling off a custom cue (Antwaine has been building them under the tutelage of Ned Morris)...and I will keep track of all donors and make sure that they are included when this happens. (more info on that when I get it)
Any little donation would be appreciated. Antwaine is a great guy and a promising young cuemaker...and I hope that together we can raise the money so that he can have the surgery and keep his eyesight.
Best Regards to everyone.
Melissa Herndon