Hello, my name is Lance. I'm 44 years old, I'm a composer, producer and artist as well as a full-time jack of many trades (including retail presently), master of a few. I call this video, "I Want to LIVE: Busking for Health", because I used to busk (entertain for donations) in the NYC subways... and now I shall do it on the internet to earn monetary donations for my health care costs.
I have treatable cancer. I am uninsured and need your help.
Why do I need your help? Because our household income is much too high to qualify for things like Medicaid/Medicare and way too low for me to afford private insurance in addition to costs of mere survival otherwise. My wife's group through her employer is quite small and therefore unaffordable for me as well. I will have to wait approximately another 10 months to enroll in my own employer's group which is quite substandard insurance to begin with.... I don't have time to spare.
Additionally, there are 'pre-existing conditions' which hinder securing health insurance. Again, I've already been diagnosed with a type of cancer which is completely treatable providing I'm able to find financing and get treatment SOON - like YESTERDAY. That's where my friends, friends of friends of friends, etc. donate what you might afford toward helping me receive timely treatment.
Here's the treatment I need (that I'm aware of so far):
-surgery on my tongue to remove malignant lesion
-reconstructive surgery
-plus all the testing, hospital admission(s), medications, and office visits.
For now, the ENT surgeon is asking for $7,000 before surgery. I will keep everybody updated and ask for funds in steps as needed (?)
So... what do YOU get out of donating to my health care costs? You get a li'l to big size piece of my body of work as a photographer, writer, composer. I swear if you people on the 'interwebs' save me, you're going to inspire me to start vlogging & entertaining you: Music, Comedy, Philosophy.... You'll have a collaborator and loyal supporter for creative and life endeavors. You'll have my eternal gratitude and I'll send special music and artwork at different levels.
For now you may check out more of what I'm about (other than being broke and diseased)... :) ...at these links:
facebook.com/lancecyrlin
https://www.facebook.com/pages/lanceKC-Zygote-P...
http://www.soundclick.com/zygoteproductions
http://www.youtube.com/user/QiSonix
Thank You, Kind Souls, Dearly! And please share this widely.
-Lance