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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MAY 23, 2019, LOS ANGELES, -- California couple Stan and Robin Thomas thought they were taking the vacation of a lifetime to Europe to celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary. Instead Stan Thomas became ill with H1N1 and now has pneumonia. He has been in ICU over a week and 2 weeks total in hospital in Florence, Italy. He is on oxygen and sedated in ICU. There has been no improvement with his lung infection. His Italian doctor recommended Stan be air evacuate back to the United States.  Their request filed with their primary insurance provider, Blue Cross Blue Shield was declined.  Stan is a 100% Disabled Marine.  He served on Active Duty at Camp, LeJune, NC in the early 90’s.  In 2005, Stan was diagnosed with Multiple Myeloma. He has been through chemotherapy twice and is currently in remission.  In 2017, Stan received a 100% P&T disability rating from the Veterans...

ELTON JOHN, CARSON DALY, AND THE ROCK BAND “NO DOUBT” KICK OFF HILLSIDES FOSTER SOLES EVENT Dr. Drew Pinsky and Susan Pinksy to Serve as Co-Chairs Celebrities Step Up and Donate Autographed Shoes, Accessories, and Other Personal Items for Hillsides Los Angeles Children’s Charity (PASADENA, CA)— Celebrities such as Elton John, Carson Daly, and the members of the rock band “No Doubt”  will kick off the Fifth Annual Hillsides Foster Soles, an online auction of celebrity autographed shoes, accessories, and other personal items along with their signed headshots. Dr. Drew Pinsky, host of the nationally syndicated radio show “Loveline,” along with his wife, Susan Pinsky, will serve as co-chairs.  A party to launch the auction will be held at Bar Celona restaurant in Pasadena on Wednesday, May 22, 2013, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. The online auction runs from May 22 nd through June 1 st to coincide with Foster Care Awareness Month, which raise...