thank you for your post, it was interesting.  no, 
you're right, selling my cels isn't probably the 
best way to finance the medical expenses, but 
it's not the only way.  while my sister does have 
some savings it's not enough, hence why i am 
selling off my cels.

plus, i've actually been trying to get out of 
collecting cels for a while now, i just haven't 
had the capacity to let them go yet.  but this is 
just more important to me than cels.  and that 
doesn't mean that all of you who wouldn't sell 
your cels are mean and cruel and inhumane, it 
just means that you have other ways of funding 
things, or that your cels are as special to you 
as anything else that you hold dear, which should 
be true for a lifetime hobby.

thanks again for all of the concern and support, 
and i'll keep you all updated on his surgery and 
such....

haruna