Smithereens Pat DiNizio has a Go Fund Me page for his health problems

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Here’s the Go Fund Me story: I injured my right arm and hand severely in a slip on ice on our back porch here in Scotch Plains during the huge blizzard we had here two winters ago. I flew about six feet through the air and landed violently face first on my right arm on an ice bank. A few weeks later I slipped in the bathtub and my right elbow crashed into the side of the tub. The nerve damage took months to show up, but I am finally at the point where my right hand and arm have no strength whatsoever and are just about useless. Can’t write my name, can’t hold a pick or play guitar, can’t open bottles or cans, cannot eat properly, shave, drive a car safely, just about everything and anything requiring the use of my right hand and arm is affected. I need to play guitar in order to write songs, do shows, and earn a living. I mention these facts not for sympathy, but to explain to you clearly and honestly why Victor felt compelled to try to help me with the Go Fund Me page once he found out what was happening to me. I applied for affordable health care but missed the cut-off date and have to wait until next year to get coverage. My doctor told me that I had to have the surgeries immediately, and that if I waited too long the nerve damage would continue to spread, and that I might lose the use of my hand and arm. I’m not complaining and it is what it is, things happen. But that’s the story, I felt the need to explain and clarify my situation, and that’s where it’s at.

Thanks everyone for all of your kindness. See you soon!

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