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A very important announcement
🕑 Added 2018-10-28 19:43:33 +0000 UTCIn November, I'm moving.
There will be an interruption in workflow. I can't help it. I'll be without internet for a time. Leading up to the move, there will be packing, house showings, etc, all of which will cut into my work schedule. I ask for your patience.
I'm in a weird spot at the moment, if I might share. I just lost my food stamps. (Again) The reason? I'm not working. Why am I not working? Well, I'm crippled, I don't have a car, I can't very far in a wheelchair, and in general, people just ain't hiring people with no cars who are stuck in a wheelchair. It's been frustrating, infuriating, and dehumanising. My healthcare got cut too, but even before I lost it, it was already useless. They didn't want to pay for anything, my drugs were all too expensive, my needles cost too much, and the insulin pens... way too expensive. I also had to attend a good health seminar down in Texas of all places to keep my benefits going, and guess what... I didn't make it. So my health benefits were on suspension until I spoke to a resource counselor. But that doesn't matter now, because everything got cut, because I'm not working. Oh, and my doctors were too expensive, healthcare provider wanted me to go to a clinic in Chicago. Once a year. Apparently, having to go to the doctor's office every two weeks wasn't cost effective, and I was accused of abusing the system for my benefit. And all those specialists I was seeing... over a dozen different doctors, all too much. Not cost effective.
I continue to have a roof over my head, and for this, I am exceedingly grateful. (Thanks, Scarheart. )
In Utah, I don't know what services will be available, or what sort of help I might get, but with it being a very red red state, I'm not hopeful. Basically, my Patreon funds are the only thing keeping my head above water at the moment. Again, insert line about gratitude. I gotta say though, I am somewhat worried that I might lose a few Patreons during the move when production drops. I'm freaking out somewhat, I suppose. Feels like I am hanging by a thread.
In closing, I would like to take the opportunity to say that I only continue to exist due to the kindness of others and the generous nature of my readers. Thank you. Changes lie ahead. I don't know what comes next, only that I continue to hang on.
Again, thank you.
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Hope all goes well for you and that things improve.
