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5 years ago
Hello all, I thought I should give a little update on what's been going on with me lately. Although I don't usually like talking about my personal life, I do feel this important to mention. I did mention this in Twitter earlier, but I'd like to put it here as well since it sticks around and is easier to find.
Anyway, onto the thing!
Lately I have been noticing a decrease in my vision. I believe it started last year (though my vision has been decreasing all my life, this is the first time I've actually noticed a big difference.) Drawing has become harder and for me. Although I can still draw, it just takes a bit longer for me. My vision will continue to fade away until I'm completely blind. I'm not sure how much time left I have with my eyesight, but it scares me to think about. I may have within the next 10 to 20 years with eyesight, but who knows. I just really hope there will be some kind of cure or way to restore my vision. I just don't want to be too old when it happens. I'd like to enjoy my life while I'm still young.
I have an eye disease known as retinitis pigmentosa (RP) You can look it up if you want to learn a little more about it. it's uncurable at the moment and treatments are only for specific genetic types (ones that mine don't match up with. Yet.) Medical science continues to get better by the day, so I'm hopeful a cure of some kind will pop up in the future. I'm keeping my fingers crossed! I hate the thought of not being able to draw anymore!
This whole thing with me is also one of the reasons I haven't been taking commissions. The loss of vision is just making it harder to draw and I don't want the stress of commissions weighing me down. I rather just do personal art for myself while I can. I'm really sorry for those who have been wanting art from me for a long time now, but I just don't feel up for commissions anymore.
Wellp, I just wanted to give a heads up on what may happen with me. If I just suddenly disappear and not be active online anymore, y'all will know why.
Oh, and one last thing. I never did update here on my eye surgery back in August. (I did on Twitter, so if you saw that, you can ignore this!) The surgery was successful and my eyes are no longer crossed. However they do still try to at times. The surgery had nothing to do with fixing my eyesight, to not be confused. It was to fix my crossed eyes.
Anyway! I've yapped enough for one journal! I'm still gonna keep my head up and keep doing my thing! The drawings will continue until I'm no longer able to! But let's hope it doesn't reach that point! Thank you all so much for the love and support. I do love you all and this great community! It's been a crazy 12 years on here for me!
Anyway, onto the thing!
Lately I have been noticing a decrease in my vision. I believe it started last year (though my vision has been decreasing all my life, this is the first time I've actually noticed a big difference.) Drawing has become harder and for me. Although I can still draw, it just takes a bit longer for me. My vision will continue to fade away until I'm completely blind. I'm not sure how much time left I have with my eyesight, but it scares me to think about. I may have within the next 10 to 20 years with eyesight, but who knows. I just really hope there will be some kind of cure or way to restore my vision. I just don't want to be too old when it happens. I'd like to enjoy my life while I'm still young.
I have an eye disease known as retinitis pigmentosa (RP) You can look it up if you want to learn a little more about it. it's uncurable at the moment and treatments are only for specific genetic types (ones that mine don't match up with. Yet.) Medical science continues to get better by the day, so I'm hopeful a cure of some kind will pop up in the future. I'm keeping my fingers crossed! I hate the thought of not being able to draw anymore!
This whole thing with me is also one of the reasons I haven't been taking commissions. The loss of vision is just making it harder to draw and I don't want the stress of commissions weighing me down. I rather just do personal art for myself while I can. I'm really sorry for those who have been wanting art from me for a long time now, but I just don't feel up for commissions anymore.
Wellp, I just wanted to give a heads up on what may happen with me. If I just suddenly disappear and not be active online anymore, y'all will know why.
Oh, and one last thing. I never did update here on my eye surgery back in August. (I did on Twitter, so if you saw that, you can ignore this!) The surgery was successful and my eyes are no longer crossed. However they do still try to at times. The surgery had nothing to do with fixing my eyesight, to not be confused. It was to fix my crossed eyes.
Anyway! I've yapped enough for one journal! I'm still gonna keep my head up and keep doing my thing! The drawings will continue until I'm no longer able to! But let's hope it doesn't reach that point! Thank you all so much for the love and support. I do love you all and this great community! It's been a crazy 12 years on here for me!
yeah it's best to focus on your own thing in that case. Can only hope something is developed at some point that helps out.
Keep on doing what is best for you.
If you are ever offered an operation or treatment that could help to improve your eyesight and it's too expensive for you to pay off on your own, consider making a gofundme or whatever other website/service and I'll donate whatever I can to help. You make great art and I highly doubt you're a terrible person at heart. That's enough for me to want to help a fellow creative.
Thank you so much! I will try my best to stay positive through this!
Hold on.
So hope something good happens to you there to prevent this from the future.
I guess all I can say is just continue to do the best as much as you can of what you can draw and rest your eyes from time to time there or something sometimes.
Love - Will 😊
Instead, seek the science that is of the here and now, if you have not already.
Science itself holds rewards for those willing to delve into the incessant formulas and cryptic documentation. While it is foreign to all but those of the learned mindset, I've little doubt it may reveal to you methods with which to stave off such degredation. . . For a time, at least.
Likewise, aid yourself in making such a future a reality with proper nutrition, exercise, and research. A healthy and keen mind is likely to be as much a boon as anything else in such times. Moreso even, should you be able to aid in the development of such a solution that you seek. All else is folly.
Sharing my love,
Osom
well, science improves and advances every day, I stand with you in the hope of doctors can find a cure or at least a good treatmen for you. Meanwhile it is better to take it very, very, very easy. You know, snap out of the preassure of pleasing your fans, follow the doctor's instructions and, as I've read, let your eyes to rest.
and enjoy while you can, as your own art as the art of others you like :)
receive a big big big Hug from a megalomaniac Rottweiler.
PD: you're one of my very very very favorite artists in the fandom... I love you bear and your wox characters. And receive another hug!
Hopefully the degeneration is slow enough such that treatment options will be available to you to restore your eyesight. I wish you all the best.
Science and medicine are advancing on a exponential rate, the cure, or at least a more viable treatment may be available sooner than one could think.
(as far i know, in this very year, an experimental treatment actually managed to restore the sight of blind rats)
As for the money, with the help of friends you could setup a fundraising, so you can get the money for any treatment you can use. When the day comes, will more than glad to help as much as possible.
Finally, take care man, we are with you, and will support you during these hard times and long after it.
While I've always wanted to get something from you, I get how you feel about the stress of it and won't bother about it. I just wish there's something we can do, like spread information about it, fund-raise a cure or something. I now wonder if there are any techniques that you could potentially use to draw if it comes to that point. Either way, you have been an awesome and kind artist and person and you keep focusing on you.
Nonetheless I know the feeling of loosing something you love, so be strong, take care and do what you love to do for yourself. Enjoy your art and keep going ahead no matter what
It's funny how we artists take drawing for granted until you realize that:
Without the skilled hand
or
Without eyesight
You can't do it anymore.
...I only hope you'll keep yourself safe and sound, dude.
Know that even if there's no foreseeable cure in the future, you are truly an inspiration to so many people. I know these sound like hollow words from a person who is just saying this to save face, but I truly mean them.
I was legally blind for a time due to cataracts... it sucks, and even tho I just had to live with it until I could get approved for the surgery, at least I knew there was help to be had. The worst part was giving up art and reading in general for almost two years
Wish there was something I could do. :(
As for that operation, whoa - I had that in 1979! It was a pretty new and experimental thing then, and I was only 4 years old. So far, they have stayed straight for over 40 years. :P
I hope they will discover a cure in the nearest future!!!
In the meantime, do what you care most about!
I wish you the best.
... I know you don't know me but, years ago, you have been one of my first favourite artists here on FA (I didn't even have an account).
By the way, your art is wonderful and cute!
I hold my fingers crossed that very sooner than later a cure and treatment will be developed for you that will be able to restore your vision to its full strenght.