This is the toughest post I’ve had to write to date. I’ve started 20 different times, 20 different ways and this is the best I can do. Hope you can appreciate how difficult this is for me.
Apologies in advance for the length of this though you’ll soon understand its necessity.
I’m exhausted but have recovered from the diverticulitis. While in the hospital they ran additional tests due to other complications that were present and though not unexpected it still felt like a gut punch when directly stated. I have been diagnosed with end stage ADPKD, which stands for autosomal dominant poly-cystic kidney disease, and unfortunately this is end of life stuff. Along with this the doctor discovered what they referred to as suspicious cells. Could be cancer though this would require a Pet Scan to confirm that it is.
I say not unexpected because for the past few months my health has been declining to the point where I used to be able to recover in a few days after a push to not getting better and overall feeling absolutely awful. When finding out about the diverticulitis I hoped this was the cause but I know now that it is not.
About a year or so ago I let everyone know about the 2011 undifferentiated connective tissue disease (multiple autoimmunes) diagnosis and stopped there as this explained enough however in this same year I was actually diagnosed with 16 chronic ailments.
Lupus is one of the autoimmunes and at the time my Urologist believed was the culprit to the on going issues with my kidney’s that included repeated stones, regular UTIs, blood in urine and more and this doctor stressed the importance of keeping my kidney’s active because he said later in life I would be at high risk of getting ADPKD. He prescribed a drug called hydrochlorothiazide which is a blood pressure medicine that acts like a diuretic to combat however due to having insurance, not having insurance, having it again, I was on again off again for this drug.
In light of this news I understand everyone would want to know What will happen to Zen Racing Stats LLC?
First because of how I felt before I knew about the diverticulitis I elected to look into options with the first potentially selling the company and sought out the guy who offered 2 + million for it before we released Version 2 and found out he died. Then I looked into another potential interest and no go there too.
The second option is something I have been considering for some time, especially when the anticipated capital investment came to a halt but the only reason I did not move forward on this then was because of the decline in my health.
At first I attributed this to the massive on going push that I endlessly give to Zen, the many hats I wear every day to pull all this together that is driven by the certainty of our success because I am well aware that someone else named Bill Benter has already proven a billion dollar return building what we are in the process of and as brilliant as he is, Benter did so without the algorithms and expertise that Ed knew to apply that I thought the decline in my health was a result of this push.
This option is equity crowd funding which is different from crowd funding where you’re selling a product. Simply put (minus the details) you can run an equity campaign if you have a company, which we do, you can show what your company is about and how you make money, which we have and most important to these potential investors is how they will receive a return on their investment which we already can do by providing proof of concept from our Version 2s results.
The reason I haven’t committed to this option yet, or opened up a discussion even before my terminal diagnosis is because I honestly don’t know if I am able to give this the push needed. I am not sure I have any push left. Yet now that I know my fate and because my hearts desire is not to leave all Zen’s 36 shareholders hanging, I would use what time I have left to push forward though I am fully aware that I cannot do this alone. I am in discussions about this with my assistant Jon who just made me aware that he’s on board if we choose to go this route and with one of my equi-stats/ Zen racing partners to see what they would be able to help with though this alone may not be enough because of what’s involved. But lets say we can group together and pull this part off, then to run an equity campaign would require around a 30K investment of which $10K gets paid to Start Engine (the crowd funding company) to get us platform ready including adhering to SEC requirements, and we’d be required to provide financials and projection statements so we’d have to hire for this, with the rest going to video productions showing the potential shareholders what we have so we’d have to raise 30K first.
And if we did elect to go this route I would be opening up the 4 remaining shares in Zen that we have back and would campaign for 5 million, amount needed to complete the module to where it’s producing on average 70 to 75% winners (not 70 to 75% in the money) and then would incorporate A I (Artificial Intelligence) so Zen could robotically trade. And so you’re made aware, the Casino that we have our arrangement with that gives us unmatched cash rewards on our investment Will accept robotic trades.
This option for capital influx would put Zen in the position to hire our developers full time as well as the data scientists, pay all outstanding balances including the loans from shareholders so our slate is clean and if I’m gone before we roll, between my assistant Jon and my two equistats partners (one is our head developer) they would know how to get us there.
Getting us there would take about a year and a half to complete. Honestly it’s really way to soon for us to be betting with the program now because even though what we’ve accomplished to date is nothing short of amazing, at on average 30 to 40% winners (more closer to 30), 19 to 24% on average placing, 11 to 14% showing and an overall in the money hit rate of 70+% it still requires too much analyzing. But the reason we were betting now is because we did not get the anticipated funding and it was an option to make money and keep us moving forward. Yet because of my health and the amount of time that has to be allotted before deciding bets, our progression was extremely slow.
Now there is one more important thing you should know.
The biggest concern I’ve had since I realized how south my health went is You guys, your investment. I don’t want you to lose any part of it and my prayers for this were answered because in August I signed up with a law firm that is handling the government compensation for the veterans who served at Camp Lejeune and had water contamination that lead to quite a few health issues, esophageal cancer is one and unfortunately this is the cause of Ed’s death and though it can and probably will take up to 3 years to settle, the firm I am with says the payout will be anywhere between 300K and 1 Million and in some cases, like death and cancer could very well go to jury and these cases could be awarded a bit more. So this is what I’ve done. I have a revocable living trust and was able to list this Camp Lejeune settlement in this trust and I’ve listed every person who owns shares in Zen that they will receive the initial investment of $6K per share for each share they have at the time of settlement and for those who loaned Zen money with the promise of double back, I’ve included this in your payout too. So if we stop here. If we decide to go no further and not go after equity crowd funding, your investment will not be lost. And by listing this in a trust instead of a will you’ll receive this because it does not go to probate.
I realize this is a lot to process. This is the second saddest day of my life with the first being when I lost Ed because I wanted more than anything to take you, all of you across the finish line. For Ed, for me and for You! and now I know I won’t be able to do this and it hurts.
My drive has never been for the money. I wanted to make it but because I wanted to give back. To use the money I made from this to help injured jockeys, horses, and good causes for all things in our world.
I will leave Zen’s course of action up to You. Meaning what ever way you as a shareholder want to go, let me know through email and once I hear back from all we’ll move in the direction of the majority. Please take your time and think this through and when ready let me know.
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As of today and until Zen reaches it’s conclusion whichever you choose, we are posting the full list of Standouts for all shareholders to use that can be accessed daily at the following link: stand-outs which there is also a link to above in the main menu. Please remember that these are for Zen Shareholders eyes only and can not be shared or sold as the non disclosure applies throughout the life of Zen. These will be posted around 7 PM EST each evening before.
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I ask a favor. I am so worn out after all this and I really need to rest and also some time, meaning time before I answer anyone who writes because this has taken so much out of me.
I Love You and think of each of you as close friends. I want to thank you from my heart for sharing this journey with me!
Susan