Not here for Karma or upvotes, just help!!

Mar 21, 2013 3:20 AM

GallantCat

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Hey Imgur! This is a friend of mine. His name is Richard. He is partially blind. What he suffers from is a rare eye disease called Lebers Optic Neuropathy. This happened two years ago when he was in Emily Carr - a top art school in Vancouver.

Here is some of his art work!
(Also, he got on CTV news!!! C: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYHOxddUx7E )

He is an amazing artist! Over the time I have known him, he is smart, outgoing, loving and caring! Anything and everything you can ask for in a friend.

He has always kept a positive attitude with the events that have happened in his life.

Him and his girlfriend Alex. I think they look good together :3

With everything that life brings him, he still is active, and has joined a rowing team at university.

He even went and protested Enbridge! Rawr Enbridge D:

He's started doing stand-up comedy here in town, and I do believe he is pretty good at it! (:
Here's his facebook page if you wanna check it out!
http://www.facebook.com/RichardHarlowComedy

So, I am asking my fellow Imgurians to help us get the word out, to help Richard gain his sight back! Anything would be of help!
First link is a youtube video to Tom Green's interview with Richard.
Second link is to his fundraising page.
Thank you so much for you time Imgur!
http://youtu.be/PZG7quuTDaM
https://fundrazr.com/campaigns/cSjda

So far, we are at 3,140 dollars!

13 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Sorry Imgur, no banana for scale or a cuddly cat ):

13 years ago | Likes 10 Dislikes 0

I don't see anything wrong with this. This looks like a great cause. WTF is that Tom Green?!

13 years ago | Likes 9 Dislikes 0

Give my best to him. Most people would be discouraged. What he's done is awesome!

13 years ago | Likes 7 Dislikes 0

Yeah, Richard won a local stand up contest for the chance to open for Tom Green when he came to town!

13 years ago | Likes 2 Dislikes 0

Now at 3,888!!!

13 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

YAY!! 4,008

13 years ago | Likes 1 Dislikes 0

Lets send a good cause to the front page guys! We want updates after his surgery :)

13 years ago | Likes 6 Dislikes 0

Not surgery, just a treatment. He would basically get one pill to take a day and repair his optic nerve. And YES UPDATES SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOn

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