Barry Oursler Asks Pinball Community for Help

Pinball News Website·article·analyzed·Jan 27, 2014

Analysis

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TL;DR

Barry Oursler seeks community support amid cancer and wife's kidney failure.

Summary

Pinball legend Barry Oursler appeals to the community for financial help after he was diagnosed with bone cancer in February 2013 and his wife Donna suffered kidney failure in July 2013, leaving them unable to afford treatment costs and dialysis transport. As of the article date, over $12,880 had been raised through a GoFundMe campaign from 173 contributors.

Key Claims

Barry Oursler diagnosed with bone cancer in February 2013
high confidence · Direct statement in article from Barry's Facebook appeal
Donna Oursler diagnosed with kidney failure in July 2013
high confidence · Direct statement in article from Barry's Facebook appeal
Donna requires dialysis three times per week with significant transport costs
high confidence · Explicitly stated in article describing treatment burden
Over $12,880 raised from 173 individuals and organizations by article date
high confidence · Stated as current fundraising total at time of article publication
Barry Oursler designed Space Shuttle, considered the saviour of pinball in battle against video games
high confidence · Article attribution of his design legacy

Notable Quotes

“Barry explained how following his diagnosis with bone cancer in February last year and his wife Donna's kidney failure in July, the costs of treatment and transport for Donna's three-times-a-week dialysis have left them in a desperate financial condition.”
Article author summarizing Barry Oursler's Facebook appeal @ 27th January 2014 — Core statement of the health crisis and financial hardship that prompted the community appeal

Entities

Barry OurslerpersonDonna OurslerpersonSpace Shuttlegame Cometgame Cyclonegame Hurricanegame PinbotgameJackbotgame

Signals

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community_signal: Pinball community responded significantly to Barry Oursler's fundraising appeal, with 173 individuals and organizations contributing over $12,880 within timeframe of article
high · More than $12,880 had been raised by contributions from 173 individuals and organisations

Topics

Community support and charityprimaryDesigner biography and legacysecondaryHealth crisisprimary

Sentiment

negative(0.25)— Article conveys serious health crises and financial hardship affecting a beloved community figure, tempered slightly by community support response demonstrated through fundraising success

Transcript

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Date: 27th January, 2014 Pinball designer Barry Oursler has made a plea to the pinball community for help following ill health struck down both him and his wife Donna, leaving their finances in a parlous state. Through a posting on Facebook, Barry explained how following his diagnosis with bone cancer in February last year and his wife Donna's kidney failure in July, the costs of treatment and transport for Donna's three-times-a-week dialysis have left them in a desperate financial condition. Barry and Donna Oursler Barry is renowned for his classic pinball designs which include the Comet, Cyclone and Hurricane trilogy, Pinbot and Jackbot, Dirty Harry, Doctor Who, and his last design; Junkyard. He also designed the game frequently considered to be the saviour of pinball in its battle against video games - Space Shuttle. Barry Oursler (picture: Barry's Facebook page) He appealed for any financial assistance people are able to give and has set up a donations page on the GoFundMe website. Barry and Donna's GoFundMe page At the time of this article, more than $12,880 had been raised by contributions from 173 individuals and organisations. If you would like to support Barry and Donna, click the image above to go to the fund raising page. Back to the News page Like this page? Share it with your Facebook friends: Back to the front page