Tue Feb 26, 2008 10:16AM7 comments ›
Tue Feb 26, 2008 — by Elayne Riggs
Friends of Lulu Campaign For Cartoonist Rachel Nabors
Team Comics to the rescue!
The comics blogosphere is spreading the word quite effectively about the current situation of Rachel Nabors, who's facing a dental bill of up to $25,000 to correct a serious jaw problem. Nabors, a Friends of Lulu Kim Yale award winner, doesn't have any health insurance. As Theresa Tschetter notes, Rachel "has her own business... She works for a subsidiary of MSNBC. Did I mention she's only 22? She's balancing school and a full-time job. She's a very energetic and determined person. And this cost will be out of pocket for her."
Leigh Dragoon and other Friends of Lulu members are spearheading a campaign to help defray these costs; if you donate more than $25, you'll receive a Dragoon-designed t-shirt.
Thanks to the results of a similar word-of-blog campaign, Rikki Simons reports that his mother-in-law Dyane (Dee) Blackford, who had gone missing in the Glendale, CA area, has been found! Rikki's wife Tavisha is the co-creator of the ShutterBox books from TokyoPop. Rikki and Tavi are one of the most creative couples I know, having burst upon the scene about a decade ago with their colorful and clever comic Ranklechick and his Three-Legged Cat, and we rejoice in their good news!
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Comments (7)
Rachel Nabors (1:50 PM on Tue Feb 26, 2008)
I'm so glad they found Tavi. Yay for the Internet, being put to good use yet again!
And thank you very much for posting this.
Valerie D'Orazio (3:30 PM on Thu Feb 28, 2008)
Thanks so much for posting this, Elayne! We at Lulu are really pulling for Rachel!
But just to prevent anybody accidently donating money for Rachel through Friends of Lulu, I wanted to make clear that this is not an official Friends of Lulu-sponsored medical fund (though we certainly hope everyone will donate, and we will be spreading the word!). We at Lulu are not collecting any money for Rachel -- but rather, Leigh is working with Rachel and has helped her set up a donation system. All funds go directly to Rachel.
Which reminds me, I have to go donate... :-)
Elayne Riggs (4:32 PM on Thu Feb 28, 2008)
Thanks for clarifying this, Val. My original headline said nothing about FoL, sorry if the revise may have sent the wrong message.
Rick Marshall (4:47 PM on Thu Feb 28, 2008)
Sorry about that, Val. I made the change in headline, as the original deck was a bit confusing. Apparently, this didn't help matters.
Elayne Riggs (8:46 PM on Thu Feb 28, 2008)
Me being a bit confusing NEVER helps matters, but I feel after 50 years it's probably something with which I'll have to live. :)
Valerie D'Orazio (3:52 PM on Fri Feb 29, 2008)
Not a problem -- I'm just glad the word is getting out on Rachel's situation!
Anonymous (1:04 PM on Wed Feb 27, 2008)
that's not fair... why doesn't rachel just get freelancers health insurance like the rest of us? and if she's a student, she can get a discount on insurance through her school. i think it kind of sucks that she's asking this. i'm also a freelance cartoonist with high medical bills... anyone want to give ME money?