If you have even a passing interest in the U.S. black metal scene, you definitely know who Neill Jameson is from his work with Twilight, Poison Blood and, most notably, Krieg. And if you’ve been reading Decibel with any regularly for the past decade, you really know who Neill Jameson is via his incredibly candid and long-running Low Culture column. Over the past several years, he’s detailed his partner’s battle with cancer, and the obvious strain it’s leveled on their family. Unfortunately after five years of a remission, scans last summer revealed that disease had returned as Stage 4 lung cancer, requiring immediate and aggressive treatment.
Neill was recently forced to leave to his job to serve has his partner’s primary caregiver and to also take care of their four-year old daughter full-time, resulting in the launch of a GoFundMe to not only aid in cancer treatment and childcare expenses, but to help with basic living necessities. Neill explains:
Because of this, we are facing incredible financial hardship-mortgage, groceries, utilities. With my family’s care being a 24 hour job there is no possibility that I can work (outside of secondary income sources like freelancing, which even then is a challenge) and we are in danger of losing our home as well as the negative impact this sort of stress has on Nikki’s health and Vale’s development. It’s just an overall terrible situation, made worse by the previous year’s financial emergencies from unexpected home damage destroying my savings and credit.
As much as I hate to do it, especially in today’s world where so much is going wrong for so many, I have to ask for help. I am asking for donations to help keep our house and the ability to cover general expenses while I help give my family the care they need in both of their difficult situations. Anything helps to alleviate the stress from outside while we continue to see how Nikki progresses and Vale grows. Even if it’s just sharing this Gofundme or through my Discogs/eBay/Substack where I am continuing to list much of my music and personal collection accumulated through four decades in music and the arts.
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