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Last Wishes / November
🕑 Added 2022-11-03 22:31:47 +0000 UTCHello all,
It's been a difficult time for me, more so than usual. Where have I been? as some of you know I have health issues, so I go regularly to the hospital. My health though has been quite well, but on one visit, I saw someone I had not seen in awhile. I greeted them and they said they were fine and having just a checkup.
A week later I go and see them again from a distance, and notice them walking funnily.
Eventually I find them in the hallway and we have the talk, that they got a diagnosis and maybe had a few years left.
Fast forward a few months, and it seems that was not the case, and they quickly deteriorated, and had to be hospitalized. I am sure many of you are familiar with ALS, but I had not encountered anyone with it before.
Sadly this person had no one, and asked me if I could be by their side in their last days. Needless to say I agreed, despite it being incredibly heartbreaking. I took my laptop with me to work, but the whole point was for me to actually be there with the person, not working and staring at a screen (not to mention I could not publicly work on my works).
I only managed to find a few free hours before sleep and going to the hospital to work.
The funeral was 2 days ago, and I've spent the last two finishing up the animation work that I couldn't. I apologize for the delay, but if I had to choose between being late producing an animation or spending last moments with a human being suffering, I know the decision I would make every time.
So, where are we now? I plan on trying to catch up, but I am exhausted, emotionally and physically. I am thinking with all that has happened that maybe I will cancel the gold tier, and maybe hold off on things and focus more on producing content, maybe even stop animating and just do some comics and reduce prices, or just cancel it all. I don't know. I will see how this week goes.
I thank you all for being patient and supporting my works, I also understand that we are in hard times and many are not able to spend on my works, and I recommend you look after yourselves, since that is more important than anything.
talk soon
RN
Comments
I've seen ALS and know what you have gone through. You have my deepest respect for doing the best thing a person can do for another by making a terrifying situation a bit less bad. You also have my understanding for how difficult it was. Mad respect, my friend. I sure do hope you take some rest. You have things to sort out after the experience, and you need to do so when you're ready. When you are ready, I'll be looking forward to more of your unique work (three days ago as of this writing, I was thinking about how much I'd like to see those young ladies on the swings at the playground getting busy with the things they can do...so I can think of something to look forward to...) :)
Having been through a distressingly similar situation recently, I appreciate the choice you made and can say with horrible certainty you did good. While I hope you find the energy and desire to continue your animations, I have respect for your work and I hope you can see the light again and get to feeling better all around.
