Just saw this circulating on email (I'm not familiar with this YouCaring campaign):
"10 days ago, Candace could still drive a car. Today she no longer can due to vision loss. This vision loss is caused by Age- related Macular Degeneration, or AMD and it is progressing rapidly.
Candace is a beloved visual artist, and designed lights for the Grateful Dead from 1972 to 2005 and for Widespread Panic from 2005 to 2008. Most recently, she designed the lights for the Dead and Company fare thee well tour in summer 2015. She lives in Pahoa, Hawai'i with her husband Larry Lovett, fine artist. She loves spending time in their yard, still designing as she landscapes the property into a beautiful sanctuary full of brightly colored plants, fruit trees, and coconut palms.
My name is Carly and I have known Candace and Larry since 2014. They have always welcomed my partner Scott and I into their home, feeding us and teaching us how to paint. We currently live in their downstairs apartment and we have seen how Candace's condition has been rapidly deteriorating. I also see how much joy Candace gets out of landscaping the plants in their beautifully designed yard and this is quickly becoming difficult for her."
https://www.youcaring.com/candacebrightman-1085409/update/834946?utm_sou...
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Alan R StoneSculptor
on Friday, February 16, 2018 – 08:54 am
OK I'll be the first to ask..
OK I'll be the first to ask.... It may sound callous (I have no idea if CB is even aware of her tenant's efforts), but don't "these people" have health insurance? Do they really have to beg to cover health-related expenses after having a full time job as a professional in the entertainment industry for many years?
(and yes, I admire and truly appreciate her work, as an audience member and as a former light show guy, and she has provided me with many, many, many joyous moments. hope it works out ok for her.)
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Ausonius Thom2
on Friday, February 16, 2018 – 09:15 am
Done. Thanks for posting
Done. Thanks for posting this.
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: Def. High Surfdead
on Friday, February 16, 2018 – 09:21 am
Dunno about Candace's
Dunno about Candace's situation, but many (most?) musicians and other concert workers have no health insurance.
She should have Medicare?
Top of Page Bottom of Page PermalinkFull Name: dj_easy_wind DJ Easy Wind
on Monday, February 19, 2018 – 11:36 pm
Be well Candace. We love you
Be well Candace.
We love you dearly!