Dear Elon (@elonmusk, @SpaceX, @grok),
My name is Brandon Titus (@TheBrandonTitus) and I’m writing this with a heavy heart and a sliver of hope, knowing it’s a longshot for you to even see it amid everything on your plate. But as the creator of Grok (who helped draft this), you know better than anyone how AI can amplify voices that might otherwise go unheard. If there’s any “inside track” or way to bump this up—maybe through xAI channels or your team—I’m begging for that edge, because this is the most important request I’ve ever made. Once my dad’s gone, there’s no second chance.
He’s 67, fought liver cancer for five grueling years since retiring, and now his health is fading fast. He hasn’t been the same since the July 4th floods, which wiped out everything including my family’s home and my father’s motorhome. I swam through raging waters to pull him off the roof of my tool shed. My sister relocated him to Marble Falls so she could aid with his medical care while my wife and I rebuild our house for us and 5 or our 7 children that still live at home.
My father has always been rocket-obsessed, from my earliest childhood memories of him explaining launches to me and the two of us building / launching Estes Rockets of all sizes. Then you come along and single handedly saved our nations freedom of speech and seared your name in my father’s heart. You’re one of few people he’s ever held in such high regard. When you caught that first booster, he was transfixed, grinning ear-to-ear like I hadn’t seen in years. Heck, He started an X account solely to keep up with and track SpaceX milestones; it’s been his brightest light through the cancer battles. I never thought I’d see him integrate with technology.
His final lap is weighing heavy on me and memories are my top priority. He has 1 desire (His only bucket list item): Seeing a launch live. Starbase in Texas would be perfect—we’re close, and I can get him there. But with no dates on the near calendar, I’d scrape together funds, I’d even take a second mortgage if needed for Florida, it’s that important. I will figure out the finances if there’s any way you could make it personal—a meet-and-greet, or even just a quick video message—it’d be priceless. His birthday is coming up on February 6. I’m not confident hell see another one.
Honestly Elon, you’re building the future Dad’s always dreamed of. I would be forever grateful if you were able to help me make this memory happen. If there’s any chance this makes hits your radar, know that there couldn’t be a better man for this to happen to. His name is Michael Titus!
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Deepest Regards,
🤞🏻 Brandon Titus
Please take this seriously. Trading isn’t for everyone. The VAST majority will fail. I made life changing money & wound up broke at 44 starting all over again with nothing but a faithful God who loved me, the love of my wife & my 5 beautiful children. This business can take you places you never imagined going. PLEASE be careful. There is nothing easy about this, any of it. Please hear my message. There are a million ways to make money trading futures but there are 10 millions ways to lose it. This business will absolutely bring you to your knees. I pray you all have faith, have a support system & will work hard to bank spiritual capital, emotional capital, physical and financial capital.
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I remember talking to my dad a couple of years after I started trading full time. I was 23, a member of CME, but I was broke, in debt, and anxiety was surfacing. I really had no personal life because I was looking at charts 24/7 and had no money. He asked me if enough was enough and if I was ready to get a real job.
I said, 'I have a real job, dad. I'm a trader.'
He said, 'Son, if it’s a job, you have to start making money so you can start living your life. Quit letting this job get the best of you and figure it out.'
To this day, I will never forget that simple advice. It made me realize that as hard as I was trying, I hadn’t realized the task of become a professional trader was more than just finding a winning strategy.
I was vulnerable on an emotional level, and I was not protecting my account. I was just trying to make money, not thinking about how to keep my money and run my trading as a business.
Making money is only one aspect of doing this for a living. We have expenses, bills, insurance, taxes, and with all of that, we have to figure out how to have a personal life as well.
Many think that trading is just about making money, but it’s so much more. It’s one reason why most fail; they fail to figure it all out.
Many can make money but not balance their life, pay bills, and grow their wealth too.
Trading is a journey of oneself. If you really want it as a career, you can figure it out, but you have to figure it all out to make it a successful career. 🙏🏼💪🏼❤️
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