Told My Wife to Take a Hike -- UPDATE (Done!)

Now that I've got your attention, if you have a moment, please take a look at my wife Kathy's fundraising page for a walk she is taking in September to raise awareness about PSC, a rare, incurable disease that she has.

And if you can spare it, please consider a donation. If you cannot spare it, a bump or share would be awesome of you as well. EDIT: Also, as hedonist points out below, if you aren't already, please consider becoming an organ donor.

I have been hesitant to post this here because I didn't want it to be tacky, but as my PJ20 concert buddy and longtime 10 Clubber told me, "If it gets just one donation, it's worth it."

I told Kathy that I could offer up some of my Pearl Jam collectibles to entice donations, but she told me not to do that because it didn't seem clean. She wants people to donate because they want to donate.

This is a very scary disease to have hanging over our heads every day, especially with two little ones, but we manage to stay positive for the most part. The worst times are when she has episodes. Both our kids were born naturally, with no epidural or pain meds of any kind, and she has said that childbirth doesn't even come close to the pain she gets from a PSC flare up. Those days, when it rears its ugly head and reminds you it's there, are sullen, but luckily they are few and far between.

Thanks so much for reading.

Edit: With a lot of help from the good folks here and elsewhere, Kathy surpassed her original (and admittedly low) fundraising goal of $2,000. She just updated her page today to thank everyone and raised her goal to $3,000. She put it this way: "Because, why not?"