WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- John Spinello, the inventor of the game Operation, has raised enough funds trough crowdrise to pay for a surgery he needs, but can't afford.
Spinello, who invented the game in the 60s but is currently struggling to make ends meet financially, reached the $25,000 goal needed to cover the expenses of his oral procedure sometime between Tuesday and Wednesday thanks to an online fundraiser set up by fellow game inventors Tim Walsh and Peggy Brown.