<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">FYI. In case you hadn't heard this news and may want to donate. Michael McDermott was our Libertarian NY candidate for governor.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Carla </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Carla Howell<div>Political Director<br>National Libertarian Party<br></div><div>202-333-0008 x 222</div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Heather McDermott</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:hediann35@yahoo.com">hediann35@yahoo.com</a>></span><br>Date: Mon, Aug 31, 2015 at 10:18 PM<br>Subject: Help Michael McDermott recover from the loss of his right leg - Please DONATE and share this email!<br>To: Heather McDermott <<a href="mailto:hediann35@yahoo.com">hediann35@yahoo.com</a>><br>Cc: Heather McDermott <<a href="mailto:hediann35@yahoo.com">hediann35@yahoo.com</a>><br><br><br><div style="word-wrap:break-word"><div><br></div><div><div><blockquote type="cite"><div style="word-wrap:break-word">Michael McDermott recently lost a leg to gangrene and his friends and family are working to help him raise enough money to pay medical and other bills that are accumulating as well as help him purchase a new prosthetic leg and modification to his car so he can drive again.<div><br></div><div>We are looking for friends, colleagues and family that are willing to not only donate what they can but to also forward this request to people they know.</div><div><br></div><div>This is a tragedy but we believe we can help him recover a normal life with the use of a prosthetic.</div><div><br></div><div>Please help us in this worthy cause! </div></div></blockquote></div><div><div style="margin:0px auto 30px 0px;font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;font-size:46px;line-height:53px;text-align:center;overflow:hidden;white-space:nowrap;padding-top:30px;text-overflow:ellipsis;width:932px;letter-spacing:-1px;color:rgb(5,60,121)!important">HELP! Michael's Prosthetic Leg Fund</div><div style="margin:0px;border-top-left-radius:5px;border-top-right-radius:5px;border-bottom-right-radius:5px;border-bottom-left-radius:5px;float:left;width:594px;min-height:395px;overflow:hidden;font-family:Lato,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:medium"><a href="http://www.gofundme.com/xu2k2dgq#" title="Click here to like this" style="margin:0px;color:rgb(102,102,102);text-decoration:none;display:block;font-size:14px;font-family:Lato,sans-serif" target="_blank"><div style="margin:0px 0px 0px 4px;color:rgb(255,255,255);display:inline-block;font-size:12px;min-height:47px;text-align:center;width:51px;line-height:46px;background-image:url(https://funds.gofundme.com/css/4.0_donate/images/fave-sp.png);background-repeat:no-repeat no-repeat">1</div></a><img style="margin:0px" height="533" width="800" src="cid:E685ACFD-2D97-47D9-B174-C5D5C969E84A"></div><div style="margin:0px;border-top-left-radius:5px;border-top-right-radius:5px;border-bottom-right-radius:5px;border-bottom-left-radius:5px;float:right;width:304px;min-height:393px;border:1px solid rgb(221,221,221);font-family:Lato,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:medium"><div style="margin:0px;min-height:35px;line-height:35px;padding:0px 20px;font-size:14px;font-family:montserrat,sans-serif;color:rgb(102,102,102);border-top-right-radius:5px;border-top-left-radius:5px;border-bottom-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-color:rgb(227,227,227);background-color:rgb(231,237,242)"><a href="http://www.gofundme.com/mvc.php?route=search&term=11746&country=US" title="Browse pages near DIX HILLS, NY." style="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;color:rgb(102,102,102);text-decoration:none;float:left;padding-left:20px;font-size:12px;white-space:nowrap;text-overflow:ellipsis;max-width:175px;overflow:hidden;background-image:url(https://funds.gofundme.com/css/4.0_donate/images/campaign-sp.png);margin-right:10px!important;background-repeat:no-repeat no-repeat" target="_blank">DIX HILLS, NY</a><div style="margin:0px;clear:both"></div><div style="margin:0px;font-size:46px;line-height:48px;letter-spacing:-1px;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Montserrat,sans-serif;padding-top:20px"><span style="margin:0px;font-size:30px;line-height:32px;vertical-align:10px">$</span>100<span style="margin:0px;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;font-size:16px;letter-spacing:0px;color:rgb(153,153,153)"> of </span><span style="margin:0px;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;font-size:16px;letter-spacing:0px;color:rgb(102,102,102)">$10k</span></div><div style="margin:0px;width:264px;min-height:34px;background-image:url(https://funds.gofundme.com/css/4.0_donate/images/campaign-sp.png);background-repeat:no-repeat no-repeat"><div style="margin:4px 0px 0px 5px;float:left;width:7.90625px;min-height:26px;background-image:url(https://funds.gofundme.com/css/4.0_donate/navy/fill.png);background-repeat:no-repeat no-repeat"></div></div><div title="" style="margin:10px 0px 0px;font-size:15px;line-height:17px;font-family:Lato,sans-serif">Raised by <span style="margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51)">1</span> person in <span style="margin:0px;color:rgb(51,51,51)">4</span> days</div><a href="http://www.gofundme.com/xu2k2dgq#" style="margin:30px auto 0px;min-height:60px;font-weight:600;font-size:28px;padding:0px;border-top-left-radius:5px;border-top-right-radius:5px;border-bottom-right-radius:5px;border-bottom-left-radius:5px;bord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arget="_blank"></a>Heather McDermott</div></div><div style="margin:0px;font-family:Lato,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:medium;clear:both"></div><div style="margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:0px;margin-left:0px;float:left;width:595px;font-family:Lato,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:medium;margin-top:30px!important"><div style="margin:0px;float:left"></div><div style="margin:0px;font-size:18px;line-height:25px;min-height:208px;font-family:Lato,sans-serif;word-wrap:break-word"><strong style="margin:0px">On June 29, 2015 Michael McDermott woke up to find a foot swollen to three times normal and colored, black, blue, purple and red. The swelling was eerily creeping up his leg almost to the knee. <br style="margin:0px"><br style="margin:0px">Obviously something was desperately wrong and he was rushed directly to the emergency room at Huntington Hospital where the doctors determined he had gangrene and went into immediate surgery where his leg was amputated approximately 8" below the knee. The infection from gangrene extended up to his knee so his knee was in jeopardy! After six weeks of extreme antibiotics the infection was gone and a second surgery was performed. Doctors were able to save his knee!<br style="margin:0px"><br style="margin:0px">From June 29 until today Michael has been a pillar of strength and positive attitudes, still doing all he can to help other people every way possible, he encourages openness regarding what is left of his leg and although his ordeal is far from over, he has shown such courage as to show others that no matter what happens in life, you can do extraordinary things and move on with a good life. NOTHING has to slow you down for long, as long as you keep that positive attitude. Michael is an inspiration to me and others and now he needs our help.<br style="margin:0px"><br style="margin:0px">After months of helping me and others in every way he could completely unselfishly, he needs our help, which is why you are reading this on a <a href="http://gofundme.com/" target="_blank">GoFundMe.com</a> site.<br style="margin:0px"><br style="margin:0px">Medical bills not covered by insurance and regular bills are piling up, a new prosthetic leg is needed and his car needs to be modified to allow him to drive without the use of his right leg. Although his attitude and humor is truly inspirational, the financial assistance he needs is very difficult.<br style="margin:0px"><br style="margin:0px"><br style="margin:0px">PLEASE pay it forward by helping my dear friend, Michael McDermott, recapture a normal life with his darling 10 year old daughter, Gracie by donating whatever you can. $5, $10, $20, $100 or more will go a long long way to help this wonderful man recover from this tragedy!</strong></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div>