Holy jeez is right! I thought he was just busy working on his primers too. It never dawned on me that he was in trouble. Since I'm asking on my own, I sent $ to paypal first, then decided to ask for donations. He might be upset with me, but he'll get over it in time. I didn't want to hurt his pride, but it would take me days to IM/email everyone about his situation. So many of us know him or know of him - i'm hoping we can raise enough money to stall the hospital's collections department. I'd hate to see him lose his house.