Hey guys a good friend and fellow gamer John (aka Spaniard) from back in New York, was recently hospitalized for Kidney Failure and Loss of Vision.
Apparently the issue is still undiagnosed and while he has regained some vision in one of his eyes, he still remains on Dialysis and in the hospital.
His family is trying to raise money to help offset the costs of this hospitalization and any potential changes in his cost of living in the future.
I personally can not say enough good things about this family, as they rented to me when I lived in Long Island for a few years, and basically opened their home to me as well.
Please help me, help them. Even if it’s just the spare change you would spend on a soda today, everything and anything you can contribute would help them.
There is also fund raiser happening in a few weeks (Friday 10/20 9pm EST) by another friend of mine at a notable local restaurant in their area as well, so it would be nice to show them the gaming community’s support as well.
The link to the fund raiser site is below. Please help if you can! -MBG
About the Author: Rob Baer
Rob Baer
Job Title: Managing Editor
Founded Spikey Bits in 2009
Socials: Rob Baer on Facebook and @catdaddymbg on X
About Rob Baer: Founder, Publisher, & Managing Editor of Spikey Bits, the leading tabletop gaming news website focused on the hobby side of wargaming and miniatures.
Rob also co-founded and currently hosts the Long War Podcast, which has over 350 episodes and focuses on tabletop miniatures gaming, specializing in Warhammer 40k. and spent six years writing for Bell of Lost Souls.
Every year, along with his co-hosts, he helps host the Long War 40k Doubles Tournament at Adepticon and the Long War 40k Doubles at the Las Vegas Open, each of which attracts thousands of players from around the world.
Rob has won many Warhammer 40k Tournaments over the years, including multiple first-place finishes in Warhammer 40k Grand Tournaments over the years and even winning 1st place at the 2011 Adepticon 40k Team Tournament. He was even featured for his painting in issue #304 of Games Workshop’s White Dwarf Magazine.
With over 30 years of experience in retail and distribution, Rob knows all the products and exactly which ones are the best. As a member of GAMA (Game Manufacturers Association), he advocates for gaming stores and manufacturers in these difficult times, always looking for the next big thing to feature for the miniatures hobby, helping everyone to provide the value consumers want.
While he’s played every edition of Warhammer 40k and Warhammer Fantasy (since 5th Edition) and has been hobbying on miniatures since the 1980s, Titans of all sizes will always be his favorite! It’s even rumored that his hobby vault rivals the Solemnance Galleries, containing rulebooks filled with lore from editions long past, ancient packs of black-bordered Magic Cards, and models made of both pewter and resin.
