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Message: <blockquote data-quote="mikey6990" data-source="post: 336970" data-attributes="member: 6815">Paladin and Talon Comics,I too have a wife with a degenerative debilitating disease.  We have dealt with it for over two years and will the rest of our lives (we are both 31).  I know what a stress it causes and that any other stress outside of that escalates the oredeal way out of proportion.  I was cut from my job 4 months ago, so money has been tight.  I will start a new job on Tuesday, so we are going to Atlanta to DragonCon and the Improv gathering this weekend to celebrate.  It takes a lot out of my wife (she will be in bed for a week afterwards), but we get the most enjoyment we can now.I guess the point is this.  I have gotten some small consulting work to help us through the past 4 months.  I know how much it means to have someone call you up and say they have some work for you to do, any work.  I have taken a chunk of my DragonCon money and placed an order with Talon.  It is for things that I can wait longer to get.  I am placing my faith in Derek, just like I hoped people would place faith in me these past few months.  I have very few friends (it is hard to get out much with my wife's condition) but they have come through in this crisis with support.  Derek is lucky to have good friends to help him too.  By the way, I also placed an order with Gamer's Bag about a week ago for a few dice bags and such.  I am trying to support the people I like- my FLGS gets most of my money, the enworld store gets my money because I love this sight and want to support it, and I hope Talon and Gamer's Bag can join this group.Good Luck,Mike</blockquote>

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