Hello, my name is….

Before I begin my tenure here, I believe some kind of introduction might be in order. My name is Donna Kenefick and I am the proud wife of Jim Kenefick, the maintainer and one of the founders of Moorewatch. At the moment, most of you only know me as “Jim’s sick wife” or as one of the beneficiaries of the now infamous “$12,000-Gate”, but over the coming weeks I hope to change all of that. Until about six weeks ago, about the only two things on my mind were giving love to my family and doing everything in my power to recover from some extremely devastating and serious medical problems - problems that have been plaguing me for over seven years now. Under circumstances such as these, becoming a writer or contributor to Moorewatch had never even entered my mind. However, now that my life and my health situation have been thrust so abruptly into a rather glaring spotlight thanks to Michael Moore’s new movie Sicko, I now feel as if I should use this opportunity to the best of my ability. As of now, I will be adding my voice to the talented writing pool here at Moorewatch, and I hope that you all will enjoy my contributions to the site.

But before I write word one on any subject, I have something extremely important to say. To Michael Moore… thank you. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for the generous gift you gave to my husband and me anonymously last year. The $12,000 you anonymously sent us paid for our health insurance premiums and gave us the financial breathing room to both deal with our debts and also relieve the ever mounting stress with which we struggled daily. Since we received that check I have silently thanked my anonymous “guardian angel” countless numbers of times, and it is good to now finally be able to have a real name to go with that title. Though you and I may not agree on many intellectual or political issues, I have always been and will always be thankful for your gracious gift. I hope that you will see any debates I may have with you or your work on this site to be mere intellectual criticisms that have no reflection whatsoever on my gratitude to you as an individual.

Finally, to those of you on this site who have send or posted well-wishes for me – thank you so very much for your infinite kindnesses and good will. I cannot express to you how much damage stress can do to someone dealing with severe health issues as I do, and knowing that so many of you have me in your thoughts and prayers helps alleviate much of the stress this all-to-strange situation has brought into my life. You have all been wonderful, and I thank you for all your support – past, present and future.

Thank you all for reading, and I hope to begin my contributions soon. :)