BROWNSTOWN, Pa. — Two friends who set up a GoFundMe page for a Pennsylvania man who'd been holding yard sales to pay for his own funeral expenses say they've received so many donations they're planning to help other veterans in similar situations.
David Dunkleberger and his friend Ed Sheets pulled into a yard sale in Brownstown last month. The man running it, 66-year-old Willie Davis, was selling his belongings to pay for his funeral.
Davis, who served in the Navy in the 1970s, has stage 4 squamous cell carcinoma, a type of skin cancer.
Dunkleberger initially set a $6,000 goal then raised it to $40,000. By Friday morning, nearly $50,000 had been donated .
GoFundMe says they'll work with the campaign organizers to make sure excess funds are managed appropriately.
daelite on September 28th, 2018 at 18:59 UTC »
When my sister got sick suddenly at 34 years old she had no health or life insurance. Health insurance got taken care of quickly as they were in open enrollment at the time, but life insurance was impossible after she was diagnosed with stage 3b small cell cancer. My BIL tried to save up as much as he could after bills, but he didn't have enough time to get much together as she passed only 10 months after she was diagnosed. I set up a GoFundMe for him and through donations from friends, family and their church we were about to raise enough to cover her mortuary, memorial service, and burial. Her adoptive parents covered her headstone and surround. I was humbled by such giving at such a difficult time. There are no words to thank those who gave for taking that burden from my BIL and our family.
Zerole00 on September 28th, 2018 at 17:12 UTC »
Oh fuck, are those bumps/blisters on his legs the skin cancer?
DuckDucknoGoose on September 28th, 2018 at 15:57 UTC »
That's super sad. When my mom died, she didn't have life insurance and my dad had to pay a lot out of pocket. After that, he made sure all of his kids had life insurance. Get life insurance when you are young, it'll cost lest than getting it when you're older.