Every update I've made has just been more and more bad news. It's getting old, it's getting tired. I'm tired.

My mother called me yesterday to tell me she has cancer.
My step father has terminal cancer and they don't expect him to make it past thanksgiving (canadian so this month).
I've been on standby to go back to Ottawa (5.5 hour drive from where I'm living at the moment) and today I will be doing that. I'm taking my work with me. I have no idea how long I will be gone.
My own health is not great. I have long covid and I've been dealing with chronic migraines, body pain, and weakness since I had covid. I haven't felt this week and lethargic since after having surgery last year.

I've lost track of how many times I've made an update this past year alone where something hasn't been going wrong or actively falling apart. It feels like the world was just ripped out from under me. I haven't even had time to process everything else that has happened to me this year. And things just keep happening. I feel helpless and lost. Everyone around me keeps saying things will get better soon. But I don't think that's in my cards.


As a side note, clients do not hesitate to message me if you have concerns or want updates on your commissions. You are still part of my priorities. You have the right to ask regardless of what I'm going through. But needless to say I appreciate the patience and compassion you have already shown me. My work and your comfort in trusting me with that work are always important to me.

Thank you for reading.