Introducing the Daniel James Miller Foundation
As many in the MMA community now know, UFC Middleweight Dan Miller and his wife have endured more pain and loss than a parent should ever have to with the passing of their first child and now their son, Danny Jr., battling a potentially fatal disease known as Polycystic Kidney Disease. While Danny is now scheduled for a transplant which will allow him to come off dialysis for the first time, the costs of the surgery for his living donor and Danny's anti-rejection medication are high. Friends and family of the Millers have set up a foundation in Danny's name and fundraising is beginning with an MMA seminar December 3rd in Whippany, NJ in order to help raise the money needed to let Danny finally live the normal life every child deserves. I encourage you to visit the page and read up on Danny and PKD. A non-profit organization is accepting tax-deductable donations for those who can not attend the seminar and the blog will be updated in the coming weeks with information about UFC-worn gear and autographed memorabilia up for auction and raffle. Every donation plays a part in helping change a child’s life for the better.
This fanshot was front paged by Tim Burke (who will be donating - you should too).
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man this young family has been through a lot!
I hope everyone does what they can to help. and I’m not going to mention how effed up the US sickcare system is because that would be political.
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I wonder if the UFC's health care helps out at all here
Regardless this is a worthy cause.
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by menckenstein on Nov 21, 2011 2:15 PM EST up reply actions
This is all I'll say. From the Foundation's website:
the living donor’s surgery has been declared elective, forcing her to pay out of pocket to provide Danny with the kidney he requires.
Fuuuuck youuuu.
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I wish Bob Parr worked at that insurance company's office.
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by menckenstein on Nov 21, 2011 2:57 PM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Damnit don't make me cry at work guys
I hope there’s some millionaire celebrity out there who’s a fan of the UFC (I’m looking at you SHAQUILLE ONEAL) who could anonymously come foreward with a bajillion dollars for this family.
"Now you see that evil will always triumph, because good is dumb."
How about Miller's boss?
Dana’s helped out others in need before. Hopefully he could spare a few blackjack hands for one of his own fighters.
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by merryprankster on Nov 21, 2011 2:48 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Twitter bomb him
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by halitosis on Nov 21, 2011 6:45 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
GREAT POST!
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Awesome to see this on the front page!
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A Million Thanks for the Front Page Promotion
This first fundraiser is being put together on very short notice to help with the imminent surgery and the extra attention is incredibly valuable. Danny is an unbelievably happy and upbeat child for the difficult life he’s had to live so far, and every donation that helps him to finally be able to spend a day without ever having to be hooked up to a machine is an amazing thing.
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by JustBlogGuy on Nov 21, 2011 2:31 PM EST reply actions 5 recs
Hows about we twitter bomb Dana with the website?
I’m sure he’d step in and help out!
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that's a good idea
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I'd like to say:
If Dana can pay for the kid of the owner of Tiger Muay Thai’s surgery, he better help out his own damned fighter. If he doesn’t make an astronomical contribution, I will be immensely disappointed in him.
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Dang this is a sad story..
Also while we’re talking about Miller, is it possible for the UFC to set him up with any fighters that are, i dunno, more in his category? He’s been fighting nothing but monsters lately, and could get cut with his 3 consecutive losses..Hope they give him someone like Nick Ring next
Thoughts and prayers to the Miller family
Dan has shown he is the epitome of a warrior in that cage. i’m sure his offspring were blessed with that same fighting spirit.
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I am proud to be an MMA fan, and proud that we are a community that supports the fighters—inside and out of the cage. For a crowd that can sometimes step on each other’s d*cks in the comments, there’s some beautiful sentiment on this page. Keep it up, and go donate!


















