Ok, so swallowing my pride here...
Because I know we're all dealing with a crappy economy and lots of folks are dealing with crises of their own but if you can help, it would be greatly appreciated. I'm trying to get enough money to be able to afford either a plane ticket or a rental car to go home to help my sister take care of Mom for about a week or maybe less and to afford care for the dog.
Please don't feel bad if you can't help. I won't hold it against you because I understand.
ETA: Because I apparently fail at button making in Paypal, send me a comment and I will send you the email account where you can send the donation. Not sure how I effed this up XD. If you have me on GChat, you already have my email address.
ETA2: Think I fixed it...