Bone spoke of his problems in the now-defunct OT Forum. He's posted a few messages to the Yahoogroup some people have set up to replace the OT Forum:

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rosityofftopichideout/

See the thread with the subject ME.

Basically, he's disabled, diabetic, out of work, and can't pay for the prescription drugs he needs. He's very sick, with what he thinks is a systemic staph infection. But he wouldn't go to the hospital until it got really bad, because they'd only prescribe him drugs he can't pay for.

A friend was taking him to the hospital this afternoon, and we haven't heard anything since. Brendan ended up PayPaling me the money, and I am ready to Express Mail it to Amarillo. But I'm worried that if he's been hospitalized, there will be no one at his address to sign for it.