Patricia said: "It is so hard to watch Kate and Gerry push themselves constantly. When Madeleine first went missing, family and friends had to step in to help them pay the mortgage.
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That article was ridiculous as well, her speaking about them havng to afford to run a campaign and a household, err, they had over a million in a couple of months of their fund launch, then they started sellng merchandise, plenty of money in fund to run a campaign, employ tom dick and harry PIs, pay 36k to set up a two bit website, etc. Although the context was people in financial hardship after a family member has gone mssng n a promtion for missing people charity, i think the mccanns were not a good example to flog the cause for
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They are overwhelmed by trying to be breadwinners, investigators and parents. That's why I support the Missing Rights campaign. People need all the help they can get."
Madeleine was snatched from the Portuguese holiday resort of Praia da Luz in the Algarve on May 3, 2007, as Gerry and Kate dined nearby.
For the McCanns, there was a desperate need for funds to pay for legal advice and a worldwide search.
Patricia said: "It is so hard to watch Kate and Gerry push themselves constantly. When Madeleine first went missing, family and friends had to step in to help them pay the mortgage.
"Money is constantly tight but they have to keep going. They will never give up looking and that costs money. Families of the missing still need to pay bills while they search but there is no right to any financial help."
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