In the wake of my earlier post, admonishing the ski community for not stepping up on the McCabe fundraiser, I have received a number of questions. I will clarify below. I appreciate the questions, and apologize for not making certain things more clear initially.
The biggest issue seems to be the issue of raining money to “purchase” paintings for the McCabes that the McCabes already own. This is understandably confusing.
Sean McCabe was the primary breadwinner in the McCabe family, working as a public school teacher and independent artist. I am not privy to the specifics of Sean’s finances, but we all know that public school teachers are not paid well.
Sean was fighting a terrible disease and substantial costs were incurred. According to a close family friend, Sean’s health insurance, provided by the school, was “pathetic at best.” I have been told that the debt incurred by the family is “towering.”
Additionally, while Sean did have life insurance through the school, it was for only $10,000, a relatively paltry sum in the face of the costs of his illness and in light of the fact that he was the financial provider for the family.