Ice Bucket Challenge
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- kona0
So Goddamn cynical. The fucking lot of you.
- fooler0
From Patrick's (Transtaffy)Facebook Page...
Almost 10 years ago, Patrick Sean O'Brien was diagnosed with ALS. The article we posted yesterday was written with his eyes as he has been completely paralyzed and vent dependent for years. The only reason Patrick is able to share his story is because modern technology makes it possible. Medicare is threatening to remove this capability on Labor Day unless you tell them this unacceptable. Please visit this link to use your voice to save others. And ask everyone you know too.
- 20020
waiting to george or monospaced to post spidy meme - 'this thread gave me ALS'
- identity0
As far as I'm concerned - I'll put up wtih some videos on my facebook feed since it's meant that more than $70million has been raised for research into this terrible disease. They're mostly narcisistic - sure - but if it means there are breakthroughs in how it's treated and people like Patrick don't have go through this - then yeah, I'll SUFFER through it.
- nb0
- autoflavour0
Australian newsreader owning it
- classBluejam
- bhahahahaha aweomseMiguex
- This fuckin' guy!DRIFTMONKEY
- ApeRobot0
- and snap goes the neckautoflavour
- that will hurt tomorrow. maybe next year too. and maybe in 10 years too.benfal99
- ouch
Ramanisky2 - Hahaha! Smug cuntMilan
- any info about him being ok?benfal99
- Miguex0
^
- mg330
I'm even more annoyed than I was before about this. Seeing way too many people not even mention ALS at this point. Seeing people put their tiny kids to the challenge because someone challenged the kid to do it. Pathetic.
- mg330
And if you're wondering what I'm doing about it, when I'm home from vacation tomorrow, I'm sharing a few videos on Facebook that I watched, of people with the disease, talking about the condition and how brutal it is on their lives. I'd much rather devote time to actually educating people, or at least attempting to inform them about it. I spent a couple hours last night researching it and becoming familiar with it - time that was far more valuable and informative than dumping ice water on my head ever would be.
I may come off as a smug prick to people I know on FB, but I don't care. I've seen way too little sincerity and conviction around this from many people I know there. If I feel like playing a part, it will be to actually give people the tools to learn with, not to be entertained by.