Jason Reardone's Relief Fund

[Guest AdamLVescort]

Hey Guys,

Most of you know already the status of our pal Jason. Well I have talk to him several times and he is doing OK. I got him to set up a Paypal account so anyone that wanted to help could just transfer money right into his account. If you have never used Paypal it is so easy and very reliable. You don't have to worry about someone getting your CC info. (I have been using them since they came out)

 

All you have to do is go to http://www.paypal.com Sign-up and you will send the money to jasonreardone@aol.com that is his username and he gets a email from you letting him know who sent him money.

 

I have heard alot of guys saying how they would like to help and in my heart I hope your true. I don't feel like anybody should suffer and it makes me happy to lend a hand.

 

If you have any questions please email me and I will be happy to assist you in anything.

 

Love,

Adam

XOXO

http://www.adamlvescort.com

 

(COMING SOON) http://www.theadambomb.com

[Guest DevonSFescort]

GO ADAM!! :-)

 

I really hope we can generate some serious support for Jason out of this -- there are ways we can all help... clients can hire him for "time only" (for real -- LOL) or just send $$$ no strings. Escorts can "put out" for an hour and dedicate the earnings to Jason. Another thing we escorts can do is talk to those of our clients whom we'd be comfortable asking to "tip" a little for Jason -- a very sweet client of mine from last night has already agreed to do just that...

 

Thanks to everybody who's helping Jason out. This is one of those "if not us, who?" situations and it's heartening to see you guys stepping up. Who says the love is dead on the message center?

[Guest Tampa Yankee]

Two comments:

 

1. Adam, you might want to give this visibility in the Lounge as well... for those who don't venture this way for a while.

 

2. For those in a position to contribute: Jason's need isn't going away soon so for some it might be more convenient to consider contibuting a smaller amount on a recurring basis.

[Guest Jason Reardone]

http://www.jasonreardoneescort.com/diary.html

 

I have no words other than THANK YOU MY FRIENDS. I sincerely appreciate any and all helpl I hope with some help I will be able to concentrate on my health. humbly jr

[duke37]

Thanks guys who have already helped and for those who haven't yet, this post will go ahead and bump up.:-)

 

Got a nice email from Jason and hopefully his new medical regime will be productive. I'm sure everyone will join me in hoping this.

 

Thanks again guys for following this.

 

Jeff

[Guest chaz49wm]

Adam I am glad that you and Vegas Boy Dave thought of this most true and honoring project for us all to help a friend in need. Keep up the good work. YOU and Dave I am sure will continue to have lots of good ideas. HUGS CHUCK:P

[Guest AdamLVescort]

>Adam I am glad that you and Vegas Boy Dave thought of this

>most true and honoring project for us all to help a friend

>in need. Keep up the good work. YOU and Dave I am sure will

>continue to have lots of good ideas. HUGS CHUCK:P

 

 

Chuck,

I really appreciate your post. However, I can't take credit for the idea. It came from Boston Guy in the earlier thread on Jason's Status. He mentioned in his post that someone should start a Paypal account for him. All I did was email Jason to tell him he should sign-up. I am not quite sure what Vegas Boy Dave thought of, but any ideas are good ideas for helping a friend in need.

 

Later,

Adam

XOXO

http://www.adamlvescort.com

 

(COMING SOON) http://www.theadambomb.com

[Guest IM_Moore]

ok i will bring it up, would jason be donating to one of us if the tables were turned? i really doubt it. he selected his career, he did not maintain insurance, he was not responsible and u ask us to pay for this. he earned enough money by his own accounts to pay a indv insurance prem. this is a bunch of bull.

 

i do wish him the best and i do hope he recovers completely from his illness and i do not like to see anyone in pain yet i do not think this is a good idea.

 

people can send him off cash if they want, u don't need to run a "telethon" or a webathon asking strangers to send him money.

 

actually not only do i think it is a bad idea i think the threads should be pulled. they remind me of send me a dollar so i can feed my kids type of spam.

 

i want to be clear this post is about the fund not about how i feel about jason's illness. i don't know him and as mentioned above i wish him all the best in his recovery.

 

why not send michael - asshole-johnson money to battle hiv then? draw the line people.

[duke37]

I guess we can scratch IM off the list of people who might help.

 

A couple of things you might want to consider in evaluating the arguments of the previous post. First, the condition Jason has is both rare (Thank God) and devastating. If you were familiar with the disease, and why would you, you would know of the tremendous hurdles Jason has gone through and will be going through. Second the medical procedures Jason spoke of on another thread are experimental. Insurance companies don't usually cover these kinds of treatments. And insurance will not cover or quickly run out for some of the ungodly expensive procedures serious illnesses like this require. Ever price say a liver transplant?

 

In my opinion the right thing to do is take care of our own. I am suprised to see the fellow who spoke so well of helping out street kids would be this cynical. If you feel its the right thing and have the means please help. If not, well you are entitled to that opinion.

 

As for Michael Johnson, you make a good point. I was wondering how he was doing. Is there anyone in San Diego who can answer? Well I assume he has lots of family and friends to support him, but I'm sure he would like all the encouragement and well wishes he can get. Michael, I hope this finds you well and please stop by and say hello.

 

Jeff

[Boston Guy]

JR didn't suggest setting up this fund; I did. He didn't ask people to contribute; that was done by a few of us here.

 

Although lots of people don't see it that way, I see this as being a community. Communities -- when they're worthwhile -- often help out members of the community when they're in need.

 

There is no question of the need. The only tragic thing is that it's likely to be ongoing for a long time.

 

Many of us have benefited from this site, both escorts and clients. Being able to return something to another person here is, I think, a good thing.

 

JR has a terrible, terrible disease. He needs help. Some people won't be in the position to help and others will simply choose not to help. But I hope that many will choose to help him.

 

BG

[Guest DevonSFescort]

>actually not only do i think it is a bad idea i think the

>threads should be pulled. they remind me of send me a dollar

>so i can feed my kids type of spam.

 

I think the solution is a classic case of "if you don't like it, don't read it."

[Guest IM_Moore]

jeff there is a difference, the street kids that i feel deserve the money u all want to send to jason did not (in most cases) make a choice to be homelss. jason, made a choice as an adult, not as a minor, not to secure insurance. he had the money and decided against it.

[Guest IM_Moore]

bg, i do not feel jason suggested the fund. i know it was a combination of a few people and adam led the charge. i have been a client of adams and know his heart is in the right place. i have no problem with your community thoughs as well. except it is a one sided community and like society that creates problems. as i have mentioned jason should have had health insurance, espcially being an escort he has/had a higher risk of contracting the flu, colds, viruses more so than others due to the close contact he had with his clients. he selected not to do so.

 

i raised the question would he donate to craig or truth teller if they had a problem, would most of you? i really doubt it.

 

i wish nothing but the best for jason in his recovery and as i have repeatedly said i ope he makes a full recovery.

 

there are county and state programs he can take advantage of including disability in flordia. the idea of raising money for him on this site is really a bad one.

[duke37]

Okay, I'm sorry but I have to challenge with a few questions what IM-Moore said about insurance.

 

Q1. Do you have any idea how fast you can run through even a good insurance policy with a catastrophic medical condition?

 

Q2. Do you have any idea what it takes to pay for a serious illness, costs that even good insurance doesn't pay for? Or how fast you can run through your savings when you can't work? Review your disability policy if you have one and see.

 

Q3. Any idea what is like to live on disability or state aid? I can assure you its not a pleasant circumstance to be in. I think most people can identify with the concept of taking care of our own. I'm suprised that a big hearted guy like you can't see that.

 

Jeff

[Boston Guy]

IM:

 

I think the most honest answer I can give you is that the sense of community needs to be just that -- a sense of a community, a grouping of individuals, not just one-on-one stuff.

 

That having been said, if we found out (God forbid) that Truth Teller, or any other person here, had become quite sick with a devastating illness and needed help, the idea of community would imply that we would feel just as much a desire to help him as anyone else. So, yes, in that situation I would suggest that we set up at TT (or whoever) fund and try to help.

 

The reality is that of the people here, escorts are the ones least likely to have "regular" jobs and benefits and so are most likely to need help from the rest of us. But I don't much like drawing lines and saying that one group is worthy of help and another is not.

 

Sometimes we just have to remember that "there but for the grace of God go I" and count our blessings and then reach out to help as we each can, in our way.

 

BG

[Guest chaz49wm]

IM once again I think it a question if you dont get it then you don't get it. It is not about all those things it is about all of us being their for one another, the great commandment of Love one and other and to help those who are struglling in life and society. WOuld I help you or TT or Craig if the tables were turned. I think I would. I would have to look at the anxiety you may have caused in life but yes BOttom line think I would. "To Err is human, to love is Divine" HUGS CHuck:P

[Guest Jason Reardone]

"Sometimes we just have to remember that "there but for the grace of God go I" and count our blessings and then reach out to help as we each can, in our way."

 

 

BG thank you for saying that,

 

Would I give to someone else that was in need? To someone else that had given of himself and endeared himself to me in a way that few could? Would I give to a brother who needed me? Of course I would,

[Guest Derrick]

I cannot offer $$, but can offer my professional connections

in the emergency medicine world. If Jason needs to be flown

from LA to anywhere in the U.S. no matter what the circumstances,

please contact me immediatly @ (305)277-9898 - this is a beeper - the fastest way to notify me that someone needs to speak with me.

 

I will call back as soon as I can.

 

I'm in the business of moving critically ill people (either by ground or air) and have alot of aviation CEO's private phone #'s in my roladex.

 

Derrick:-)

[Guest Ant415]

I don't know Jason well, but from comments I have seen he seems really geniune and a guy worthy of our help. Hopefully he can overcome. It is touching that the men here do rally as a community and offer some support to a guy in need.

 

I will see what $$$ I can send via paypal.

 

BUT... BG and Chaz...

Don't kid yourself. Many are willing to help Jason because he is indeed worthy of it. He is charming, sweet guy, and one that faces many bills. But, he is also a good-looking, young, sought-after sexy guy. This does matter. I am willing to bet my house that if an occassional client-poster, 55 years old, bit over-weight, past his "prime", were to fall sick the outpouring of sympathy would be less. I remember a thread about an escort with a substance abuse issue.

 

This does not mean those that are inclined to offer help are wrong, indeed it is honorable. Just accept the fact that we would not have this thread for an ordinary client. IM has some valid points, although I disagree on many parts about the choice issue and insurance, etc.

[Jeff]

Does anyone know how Jason is doing now? His diary page is covered up. I hope he is well; he seemed to be doing better in January.

[Guest JackLA]

IM says:

 

>there are county and state programs he can take advantage of

>including disability in flordia. the idea of raising money

>for him on this site is really a bad one.

 

Yes there are, but they are very difficult to apply for, usually take six to nine months to process, require about three feet of complicated paperwork, and most people are turned down the first time they apply. If someone is lucky enough to get approved, they get a very minimal below the poverty line stipend. It is certainly "something" as part of a master plan, but it is not much. And as far as state and federal disability (federal is adminstered through Social Security) both require that someone had worked for a regular employer for a long time and had deductions taken out of their pay for these benefits. It is unlikely Jason would even qualify given his line of work.

 

Think it's a wonderful thing that some of the guys on this site want to help out a friend who clearly is deeply needy and doesn't have a lot of options. And while it's personal right for IM to be cold and dispassionate and not want to help out, he should not get in

the way of those who are trying to do a kind, decent, and compassionate thing. Karma IM, Scrooge had to learn the hard way, but even he eventually saw the light....

[Guest sdmuscl4hire]

You are a very bitter man, I never requested funds nor would take them

 

 

 

Michael Johnson