Hey all, To all my friends keeping up with everything, it's been ups & downs for me. I'm thankful for my friends, for a fun night at DnD tonight, but dad's cancer is looking grim. It's a rare kind of lymphoma that only about 1000 people in the US have. It's rough looking, they're talking about offering him experimental treatment options and all this other stuff. He's not dead yet, and he's not a lost cause, but it's looking like a long road and an ugly battle for him. Then, on top of that, I learn my one dog has a bad infection in her mouth, and my folks are strapped for cash. I don't have much at all, but I have to take care of it so she doesn't die or suffer. I have to try to help with what I have. I don't have a lot of extra money, or money at all. I had some bad hits and family emergencies that I had to deal with in the last three or so months of last year, and I've just never had a chance to bounce back. This is just one more low blow that life is throwing at me and my bank account.

There just always seems to be another blow coming in life, waiting to try to finish you off. I'm adrift in hostile shores with mayhem at all sides, and the only way through is to fight my way out. IDK if I can manage it all, but I'm going to give it my best shot! That's all I've ever been able to do, just keep swinging and hope for a break and hope that I'm more stubborn than life is. I don't want to end up homeless, I don't want to end up dead broke, subject to the whims of people around me that'll cut me down before I ever really get to stand. I just have to keep going and hope that I'll breach the maelstrom.

Thank you to all my friends that make my life worth living, the joy I share with you, and the conversations we share! We'll see if I get out of this scrape yet! If possible, I would greatly appreciate it if you could donate anything to my Kofi
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