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Help A Friend Of Bloody-Disgusting Fight Leukemia!

I was aware of Ed Douglas years before I actually met the man in 2011 at a junket in New York. He’s been writing about film for over a decade now and, as someone who is online a lot, I had read much of his work. I only agreed with him about half the time, but he always had something interesting to say.

But after I finally met him (being very new to this game myself) it seemed like I never stopped seeing him around. All over the world, in fact. And he’s a genuinely good guy who has made every trip I’ve been on with him that much better. Brad (Mr. Disgusting) has known him much longer and I know that he considers Ed a close colleague and friend and respects him greatly.

Ed is aslo fighting Leukemia. He fell ill last week in Vegas covering CinemaCon and is now in a hospital in Ohio near his family getting treatment. He doesn’t have health insurance and his month-plus hospital stay is sure to be expensive. So if you have a few extra bucks, please do something good and help him out HERE. Ed didn’t set this up, he’s not asking for it personally – but his friends would greatly appreciate it if you contributed. Also, the charity currently has a 50K goal. DO NOT stop there if you can – his treatment is sure to be much more expensive than that.

Give a Halloween Treat: Buy a 5-Year-Olds Monster Art, Treat His Leukemia

Stories like these are a slippery slope as I recognize that we can’t single-handedly save the world. But it’s just so damn heartbreaking when you see a story like this floating around the Web. Bloody Disgusting Music editor Jonathan Barkan pointed us to this website that features “Aidan’s Monsters”. Aidan is a 5-year-old boy who was recently diagnosed with leukemia. He loves to draw and he loves monsters. The site was set up to sell some of his prints to raise money for his bills. You can buy here or read his entire story here. We send our prayers.
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