I really didn't want to do this. I was hoping little Mei was gonna pull through, and I was just gonna get some good consulting job and so on... but reality sets in. I had saved just enough to handle Mei's delivery. Some will say I should have waited 'till I had a real good job (startups are fun, but don't necesarily keep you padded). Perhaps I should have. But we wanted a baby sooo badly. I don't expect anyone to donate, and I don't want to ask. But everyone has told me G-d will provide one way or another. So, if bychance someone landing on this page happens to have some money they can give, that'd be greatly appreciated. If that person is you, our Paypal address is hands-of-hope@usa.com. That will go through my parent's clinic, as they are handling it right now. I just am not ready to go back and sit down and now have to face Mei's hospital and burial bills.

Gaby and I are going to try to move to Toronto. I'm still not sure about work. I've got some possibilities, but nothing sure yet. I'm worried about getting a visa for Gaby, as the embassy can be a real pain. Well, all the Canadians there are really nice, but sometimes it's just hard.

The doctor? I'm not so sure that malpractice suits work here. Even if they did, it'd take so long as to be practically useless. Of course, if he does pay, I can send the donations back. I *want* to make that guy pay in so many ways. But apparently, forgiveness is a step. I wonder if I can forgive, and sue him into the dark ages as well as get rid of his license. I mean, he's a public threat, so it's only responsible of me to put him out of the medical profession, right?

Also, I can accept donations in some consulting work. If you have some .NET-related (or Asterisk-related) work, I'll take extra consulting jobs. Just give me a bit of time to collect myself and get an updated resume up. But feel free to drop me a line (mgg@atrevido.net) if you have any litte jobs you would like to me to consult on.

Again, I'm sorry to ask about money. I didn't intend to do this, I'm just getting a bit desperate. Everything I've written has come straight from my heart, and I'm certainly not trying to get money from people. Just hoping G-d's sent a person and this will be a signal to them. On the 'bright' side, the medical expenses in Guatemala are much less than they'd be in North America, probably by a factor of 8 or so, so any little bit goes somewhat further than it would in North America.

To everyone else, just ignore this one posting. Thank you.