Re: My friend 🎶Dave Millsap 🎶 the latest update.

[Robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>]

 > From: Noelle <http://dummy.us.eu.org/noelleg>
 > Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2025 10:19:58 -0800 (PST)
 >
 > where's the link to the fundraiser?/

Sounds like it's a work-in-progress.

 > On Fri, 17 Jan 2025, Bhavani wrote:
 > 
 >  > Dave Millsap Medical Expenses
 >  > 
 >  > This year has been a hard hitting emotional, psychological, physical and
 >  > financial burden for Dave and Carol Millsap. First, this summer our area
 >  > experienced two simultaneous fast-moving wildfires that destroyed over 800
 >  > homes, including theirs. They barely escaped with their lives and what
 >  > little they could grab on the way out the door. The home they had worked so
 >  > hard to be able to live out their latter years in was now nothing but
 >  > burned, indistinguishable rubble, in addition to the beautiful pine trees
 >  > that once covered their property. Along with everything in their home, Dave
 >  > lost most of his guitar collection from being a professional musician all
 >  > of his life. His early career was highlighted by being a lead guitar player
 >  > and vocalist with the well-known Delbert McClinton for over 20 years. After
 >  > moving to , Dave continued performing at local venues and
 >  > fundraisers for those in need. His most recent musical benevolence was to
 >  > visit an elderly longtime resident without family who was in hospice care.
 >  > Just a few days later, the gentleman passed and Dave's visit left our
 >  > community comforted knowing that one of the man's favorite musicians cared
 >  > enough to take time to sing for him personally. Even after losing
 >  > everything to the fires, Dave continued to play and offer hope to our
 >  > community that we could all recover and rebuild.
 >  > However, with insurance companies now not wanting to insure homes in our
 >  > area and the low payout for their insured home, the possibility of Dave and
 >  > Carol never being able to rebuild on their property is a very real threat.
 >  > But they have kept their hopes up and counted the greatest blessing of not
 >  > losing their lives.
 >  > 
 >  > And now, a recent medical diagnosis for Dave of cancer is threatening the
 >  > very thing they have held on to through the devastation of losing
 >  > everything to the fires. The cancer started in his throat and has spread to
 >  > a lymph node. The additional emotional stress and physical implications has
 >  > already impacted both Dave and Carol. Dave can no longer receive and share
 >  > the positive impartation of his music, and Carol is now having to navigate
 >  > the medical protocols of helping her husband, along with the ongoing
 >  > financial and legal logistics of the fire�s devastation.
 >  > 
 >  > Dave is scheduled to start radiation and chemo next week in hopes to stop
 >  > the spread of cancer and secure the life he was so thankful to still have
 >  > after the fires. Many prayers are going out daily for his complete healing,
 >  > but the financial drain is beyond what their limited insurance and income
 >  > can cover.
 >  > So we are asking that, first, you would pray for Dave�s complete recovery
 >  > and for his and Carol�s strength and peace through the medical process. And
 >  > that you would please consider donating towards the high out-of-pocket
 >  > costs for Dave�s cancer treatments. They are one of the most compassionate
 >  > and giving couples in our community, and both still volunteer weekly at the
 >  > Lincoln County Food Bank. We are setting up this fundraiser to give back
 >  > just a little of what they have given to others. Thank you in advance for
 >  > both your prayers and financial participation if possible.