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abangupjob:

My friend Amit was just diagnosed with leukemia. He is one of the most positive, creative, caring, fun-loving people I know. Right now, Amit is in the hospital at home in Connecticut receiving treatment and far from friends in SF (where he lives) and NYC (where he used to live). We can’t visit him yet because of germs and the type of treatment he’s getting, so we’re stuck with the internet to send him good vibes, laughs, and hugs. Please help out!

Amit loves: photos, jokes, mac & cheese, bright colors.

Send photos, cards, candygrams, etc. to him:

Yale New Haven Hospital
Amit Gupta 11 220
Smilow Cancer Center 11 North
20 York St.
New Haven, CT 06511

Oh, also: fuckyeahamitgupta.tumblr.com.

P.S. This photo is from brunch at Katherine & Tony’s place in SF c. 2008. Grace took the pic.

Literally had not logged into Tumblr in months and then, this morning, I did and read this.

Amit is one of the first dozen people I met when I moved to NY and started hanging around in the tech scene. His sense for community building is infectious, and so a lot of what I’ve brought to the NY Tech Meetup I learned from the way he ran Jelly and other initiatives of his.

Anyway, from what his closer friends say — and from what I’ve seen, Amit is a super hero with super hero resilience.

I’m sure getting this diagnosis, the treatment regiment, and of course the disease is testing that inner strength right now; but, for whatever reason, when I heard this news, I was struck with a big warm ton of faith — not something I say or feel often.

So best wishes, Amit. Much love, and here’s to a speedy recovery.