Yes there are many disease's out there but only a handful that telethons and fundraisers and musician / artist get together to raise money for? I wonder so long and hard why do they not do these things for Liver foundations patients and the patients needs to assist them in there everyday life and getting to the dr's. and what the actual patient 's at home or in hospital's needs be. It has been now going on 5 years ( 9 years since I was diagnosed with these horrible disease's ) since I have been able to get to the Specialist for my Liver and Blood ,spleen,gall bladder ( only 2 x then ),5 herniated disk in neck and the disk degeneration and the narrowing of the spine and spondylosis and curvature at the bottom of my spine and on top of all this I have that Fibromyalgia in my neck of course and Rheumatoid Arthritis thru out my body..( all has been done for the neck and spinal problem's, they can not be done anything to anymore) And the rheumatoid Arthritis Dr. is definitely becoming a hugh need, almost as much as the other problems beside the Liver and the Hep.C ( I got Hep. C in the Blood Transfusion in 2001).The reason I have not been able to get to the Dr. is because I do not have a dependable car well actually now I haven't a car that will even run, Has almost 200,000 miles on it. Gosh I am sure a mess aren't I "also". Maybe we could get together and play bingo or cards and play with the problems our bodies has as a winner break all.LOL Might be interesting huh? I live in the boonies we have no red lights even, and definitely no cabs, no buses, and the Human resourse bus that takes folks to the Dr needs a 2 week notice of the need to ride there rough bouncy and all day ride to a Dr' (for all that is on the bus)and when as in my case the immune system is shot and you catch any germ that is available (I know all do well and unwell ) but it takes a 4th stge terminal patient 3-4-5 times the time it takes a normal person who get's a cold to get well, you see why I cannot ride the bus.I when I can get to the store I can be there 10-20 minutes and when I get home I must lay and rest and it really drains me. I contacted the Liver Foundation and they said they do have a run 1 x a year but the money raised only goes to research! Now isn't that a hoot? I have no one to take me on this 2 and 1/2 hour round trip drive time trip and so I do Not get to go. I can't believe that this is gonna kill me because I haven't a car that will make the many trips! Oh I know I will not die until the Lord is ready for me to DIE but surely the Dr.'s could help me to feel a bit better. I can't stand long enough to even do my house work and so my apt. is in need of serious help and I am gonna slip further deep into this depression if I can't get out of the apt. at least if it is to go to the Dr. I found an unlabled musician and his band You might have heard him Matt Steel in Nashville Tennessee my home state that said they would do a fund raiser for me but I need to get everything set up " But I just do not have the energy" or a way to get to any place to ask face to face if they can accomodate the band for the fund raiser. They would need gas, to pa and back to Nashville, a place to stay while here, a place to hold the fundraiser, and do they need to bring their own crew, or will one be provided for them, and the what ever else goes into this, such as advertisement. I am sure they under estimated my abilities and anyone with little energy knows," that this is a tall order". I can't even find anyone who knows how to set up fund raisers that I can talk too.All I can say is Pa. has no knowledgeable fundraiser creator's, so I sit here no closer than I was in 2004. I also live on $ 637.00 monthly for two people, my son ,and I, he is a senior and by the time I pay the bills a little here and there I have no money to buy a car or even a way to ride around looking for a car. I only have children and we are poor and noone has a way to do what they need to do much less fool with me and my problem's. So I turn to stranger's for help and so far noone has stepped up to help! Except one time ( a few years back ) this nice man whom has CAncer. He worked on my car what I could get together for part's and any part's he could get together and the car took me to my family Dr. 3-4 times and church a few more times ( it is closer) and then Car is dead again not long after he got it going.At the point not even a thief could steal it, Ha-Ha ! We must not give up FAITH and Just thank God that he has blessed us with what we have, and Love him for it. I will remember all in my prayer's if I don't fall asleep before I know it and miss my prayer's totally when I wake up I can do it then. Would ya'll pray for me also. Grateful I will be!!! May your Guardian Angels help to ease your pain and help you to be better daily and Talk again soon. Friends anglhrt48