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<blockquote data-quote="tieguy" data-source="post: 752533" data-attributes="member: 1912"><p>My father in law was a good union man who planned out his retirement well and took care of his health. He and I used to horse around running foot races when he was well into his sixties. </p><p> </p><p>what he didn't plan on was getting ALS. It destroyed him quickly. he was an invalid for five years before it took his life. In that time Mom took care of him at home. She needed a lot of help doing so and got it through the muscular dystrophy association. Lot of special equipment , rides to the hospital for his medical visits etc. </p><p> </p><p>When I give I'm not giving to united way, I'm taking advantage of the convience to give through them to the muscular dystrophy association. When the labor day telethons are on I'll be right there with tears in my eyes thinking about that poor man suffering those five long years in that wheel chair and praying no one else ever has to go through what he went through. </p><p> </p><p>I don't how long its going to take to take for those doctors at muscular dystrophy to find a cure for all those god awful diseases but I do know it would take them much longer if they did not have organizations like the united way organizing and collecting those funds for them. </p><p> </p><p>If you want to deny united way then thats your choice but maybe just maybe you should go down to the local muscular dystrophy organization and ask them what uw does for them before you discount all they do.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tieguy, post: 752533, member: 1912"] My father in law was a good union man who planned out his retirement well and took care of his health. He and I used to horse around running foot races when he was well into his sixties. what he didn't plan on was getting ALS. It destroyed him quickly. he was an invalid for five years before it took his life. In that time Mom took care of him at home. She needed a lot of help doing so and got it through the muscular dystrophy association. Lot of special equipment , rides to the hospital for his medical visits etc. When I give I'm not giving to united way, I'm taking advantage of the convience to give through them to the muscular dystrophy association. When the labor day telethons are on I'll be right there with tears in my eyes thinking about that poor man suffering those five long years in that wheel chair and praying no one else ever has to go through what he went through. I don't how long its going to take to take for those doctors at muscular dystrophy to find a cure for all those god awful diseases but I do know it would take them much longer if they did not have organizations like the united way organizing and collecting those funds for them. If you want to deny united way then thats your choice but maybe just maybe you should go down to the local muscular dystrophy organization and ask them what uw does for them before you discount all they do. [/QUOTE]
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