[[I recall advising him, a couple of years ago, to get to the county hospital, where they could probably help him with some kind of general fund that deals with chronically ill patients of limited means.]] Obviously, you don't know how it works in Texas. He's tried everything that anybody can suggest, but got nowhere. Texas is now controlled by those "compassionate conservatives" who firmly believe there should be NO "safety net" at all for anybody who loses the ability to work and earn money. ** [[ {Ok, so where are folks supposed to post things like birth announcements, birthday greetings, moving notices, "I'll be offline due to health problems"}]] Quite simply, NOWHERE. From now on, if it's not "Poser-Related", do not post it. Period. That's been made abundantly clear.