First of all, I want to apologize for the recent silence and lack of updates, including on the recent YCH. RL has made things...complicated to say the least. I will be posting a WIP of the "Night at the Beach" YCH today.

A short explanation of what's been going on, well... First, my health. I have been suffering of indigestion and constant stomach pains since April this year but, in a very frustrating way, after doing several medical examinations and tests...doctors simply cannot find what's wrong. It is, on one hand, a relief that nothing serious has been found so far...but on the other hand, it's frustrating to live with constant pain.

Second, two situations that are happening simultaneously that have me, for the lack of a better term, lost. My Green Card expires in ten months, and I am short on funds for the citizenship process *because* at the same time, my parents overseas were evicted from their house and as my mother is 74 and my dad is 80, I am quite overwhelmed with financially helping them. That was a situation complicated enough to deal with, but, recently, dad had to be hospitalized so now I am helping them even more with as much as I can, which, in turn, is sabotaging my naturalization efforts as I have trouble getting the necessary funds.

While I would never mean to be an inconvenience to anyone or be any burden, still, a good friend of mine,  fireorca has set up a fundraiser for me. If anyone would like to contribute with anything, I will be leaving the link below. Any help is totally voluntary and I really have no words to express how thankful I am - both to everyone who is being supportive, helpful and understanding and to everyone who is being patient enough to wait for the completion of my current pending works. Thank you everyone.

https://paypal.me/pools/c/8jUh8OAIQX