 since Social Security doesn't cover his rent or his bills. Karen decided to try and help him, so she shared their conversation on social media and set up a GoFundMe page to raise money. The response was incredible. Strangers across the nation donated over $240,000. Karen shared the news, writing, We take care of our own in Louisiana, and the entire nation banded together. I looked at who was donating, and it was the left, the right, and everything in between. We're united for the right reasons. Janice Dean, Fox News.