horrible stuff man! wishing all the best for your brother to pull through!
For more recognition go to the Chive and ask for help
Despite their smug douchiness, the site really does do everything it can to help those desperately in need. They have consistently some of the better charity campaigns I've seen
Even if they don't make a post dedicated to your brother, the least you could do is to make a small right up and post it in every comments section for their posts, bound to get some more attention as they have thousands of people searching through their site a day