So! With how much everyone has donated, I.. actually was able to find a place (in a different city than mine) that had the surgery I needed for a price just barely under everything you guys amassed - and an appointment date relatively soon! So, in the end, given this is a condition I was told degenerated fast if left unchecked, I just decided in the spur of the moment to go for it.

And yes – as of writing this, last week, I had the surgery! Today, I went to a mandatory check-up that essentially was to see if my eye’s been healing well, or would we need to have the whole procedure all over again. Fortunately, all results from the tests they did came up positive, and I’m now finally back home and able to rest up and recover!

I couldn’t write this earlier as for the first few days I wasn’t supposed to look at any screens… I was also in immense pain the whole way through xD

I still can’t believe you all did this for me. The amount you all have amassed is absolutely INSANE, and I will for the rest of my life be beyond grateful. I can’t even begin to say how overwhelmed I was, and still am, by it all. You’ve saved my sight. No words are enough.

For what comes next however – unfortunately, after the operation, my eyesight will apparently be taking months to recover and actually improve – this means, for now, I’m still kiind of operating like before, with my left eye out of commission. I’m handling things okay, but for the first month I’m supposed to rest and not go outside much, as well as not physically exert myself. So it’ll probably be a while before I can get back to doing art like I used to.

This is why, I’m leaving the ko-fi up for now, since I may be recovering and all, but rent and bills will keep coming… So any help on that front will be endlessly appreciated. I’ll be doing my best to get back to work as soon as I possibly can! Though well, guess it’s not entirely in my hands rn, haha

Once again, thank you all so much. I hope I can return to drawing soon to make all this worth it.

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