Hey everyone it's Todd I wanted to take a moment to share something that's pretty

pretty personal this year's been incredibly stressful and some of you may have noticed that I've

sort of pulled back a bit from you know the Facebook groups and discord and I sort of want to talk about why that is

Shortly after Natalie and I returned from the UK where we got engaged you know right around the time that like Mikey was leaving the show

Natalie's father was also diagnosed with ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease and

Natalie and I have been together for six years and in that time I've come to know

her dad as this kind loving father and this diagnosis has obviously been devastating for us and of course

Natalie's family in addition to the emotional toll the cost of the disease is overwhelming and Natalie and I have been traveling down nearly every week,

Natalie even more so, to help with his appointments because her mom can't lift him and he can't walk on his own and so it's dangerous for her to try and

get him to these appointments on her own. She just can't without putting herself at

risk. The cost of this disease has already been astronomical and Natalie's parents have spent tens of

thousands of dollars in everything from treatment to home renovations to make the

home safe and wheelchair accessible. If ALS has touched your or a loved one's life, you know that these expenses never end and

Natalie's parents similarly are burning through their retirement that Natalie's dad spent 47 years

building that they were meant to live on for the rest of their lives.

So Natalie and her sister have set up a go fund me to help sort of offset some of the costs and

if you're able to I'd be incredibly grateful if you consider donating or sharing the link.

It's in the show notes for this episode. It's also in all of our link trees. We'll link to it as well.

Or if you want to just go to go fund me and you can search for Help Dan Kirk.

The full title of the GoFund Me is actually Help Dan Kirk, who is Natalie's dad,

Help Dan Kirk with ALS medical expenses.

Please know that your support will mean the world to us.

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