It has been brought to my attention that  iseecrows
Has been receiving Death Threats and other forms of harassment. This has to Stop and it has to stop Now!
I get she blacklisted some people who did her wrong and put her in a bad position, but Death Threats people? Ca'mon!
Are we stopping so low as to Threaten somebody's Life because we do not agree with them?

People need to grow up around here and start thinking about their actions and what sort of harm it can and Does to other's.
There is Never justifiable cause to threaten someone's life, Never!
I've had scuffles with different artists from time to time and I've been harassed. There's No justification nor Glory in Harassing someone, it's Wrong and should Never happen no matter How much you may disagree with this person or their actions.
And Death Threats? WTH? Have we not evolved beyond this form of Hatred?

Let's just try to love one another and those who cannot, just move along. Block and report if you must, but don't threaten someone's life because you feel they somehow did you wrong.

Well I saw the doc, the Good News is I'm holding steady at stage three kidney disease. The cause of my kidney disease is exactly what I said it was, my hemochromatosis disease. The doc disregarded my analysis because it is rare that this happens. However as I had explained to him, I have an advanced/progressive form of the disease. The Genealogy test he had me do further proved this. It also showed that I carry a gene that if my mate had that same gene and we had children together then the children would have kidney disease right out of the box. So as it stands there's no treatment other than the annual blood letting and strict diet.
Inevitably I will die of organ failure.

The reason for the late update is because my father decided to declare war on me and I spent the entire day fighting with him. In short it would seem all of these years he's been telling me that I would inherit his estate when he died was all pillow talk. He's decided to give it all to his girlfriend who is a pure Gold Digger and leave me with nothing but the garbage in the can. It's something I e grown quite used to as this has been my life since I can remember. It's the result of two people having a kid they never wanted in the first place. My mother left me absolutely nothing and I was okay with that as she said she wasn't going to.
My father on the other paw has been feeding me this crap line for the twenty some years that he was leaving me everything because he felt guilty for having abused me the way him and my mother have. Now the gold digger gets it all, seven acres of land, several cars, Motorhome and at last count somewhere around 80-90,000 bucks.
I'm not a greedy dragon by no means, I was looking at retiring with a house of my own and enough money to live comfortably....but no, he has put her above me just as he has always put Everyone above me for I am nothing.
I know this to be true as I spent a lifetime of being told I was nothing.
In addition I told him of my health issues and he has absolutely no concern nor sympathy about it, in short he could care less.
Such is life and such are the lessons we must learn from.
To all of my younger followers I ask that you learn from my lessons and when/if you decide to have children, love and take care of them. They do not ask to be in this world as they are innocent until you teach them. If you teach them nothing but hate, anger and make them believe they are lesser than dirt then you have done them a terrible injustice.

As I have said before Family is not who you are tied to by blood, Family is who Truly loves you for who you are.
My Family is here on FA and I love each and every one of you Very much!💕

In a few hours I have to go see my kidney doctor and I fear he'll not have any good news for me.
My phlebotomist said about a week ago that my blood results showed my kidney and liver functions were up, I'm already at stage three kidney disease so this cannot be good.
And though I Know it's pointless to worry still I do find it a bit concerning and am dreading what he'll say.
On a positive note I'll find out if this kidney disease is hereditary or caused by my hemochromatosis disease. I suspect the latter as my liver and heart have already been damaged by it. But we shall see...

Tune in again at this same Draggy time and this same Draggy channel for updates as they unfold.😐

Do yourself a favor and check out this very original artist and good friend of mine  invidiasaunder
She is a Great New artist here who truly has a lot to offer with her Very refined skills.

https://www.furaffinity.net/user/invidiasaunder/

As the header says please help a very Dear friend of mine if you can,  Punkocalypse is not asking for much and does Incredible art work. Below I have posted a copy of his journal.
Please do consider helping if you are able.
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bunked math + Comms Sale || OPEN
9 hours ago
::My Work Week::
Su. Mo. Tu. We. Th. Fr. Sa.
🚫 ✔️ ✔️ ❌ ✔️ ✔️ 🚫
Sunday and Saturday are my days off, Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri are commission work days
Wednesday is Patreon-Exclusive Content, eventually video content

Commission Prices || Patreon || Twitter || Ko-fi
Trello
I bunked up my math purchasing groceries and pet needs so flat color full body sale and comic page sale so I can make up the money for rent (I'm roughly $100 short and we don't get paid lovebug's second portion until way too close to the rent being due)

I'm gonna be working my butt off to work on this, though. I'm mentally slow but tomorrow we're going to call the doctor to get my meds situation handled and on top of rent, there are things I need to handle anyway. Plus, work gives me something to work on and keeps me feeling like I have worth, so it's okay <3

Comic pages are
$20 each page for uncolored sketch
$30 each page for lined
$35 each page for flat color

Full body is
$10 per body in the image for uncolored sketch
$20 per body in the image for lined
$25 per body in the image for flat color


This is going to stay open for a while, so I can get financial things handled, shaded currently isn't an option so I can get these done in a timely manner, thank you

Comment or note if interested

I will NOT draw other's characters if you haven't gotten their permission. If I find out you did not get their permission and the person is bothered by you using their character, you will be BLACKLISTED from commissioning me. That could get me in a LOT of trouble and it is INCREDIBLY rude to do that to someone.

Valdis is taking a break, she's having some family trouble right now and has to take some time off to address it.
She promises me she will be back on shortly and asks that everyone Please forgive her absence as it was not intentional.
Sometimes personal life has to take has precedence over online FA family life.
I'm certain everyone understands.

Here's to all my friends and those who I call family...... I love each and every one of you! Sometimes I may not say it but it is Always there none the less.

Recently I've been under attack by a pair who threatened one of my family.
This did not end well for them and they have since left FA, hopefully for Good or at least until they understand you do not attack Draggy or his Family.
I'm sorry it had come to this, but I refuse to turn my back on those i love.❤️

First I want to thank each and every one of you for your extremely kind and caring words, sympathies and gestures...you Truly are the Greatest and Most loving this dragon has ever had, I Truly wish I could Hug each and every one of you in person! ❤️

My wife has had her procedure's and has recovered nicely.
Sadly the remaining situation hasn't changed any but life moves on.

And this is where the plot changes.
As some of you know I suffer from a Simi rare blood disease known as HHC or Hereditary Hemochromatosis. It's a genetic disorder that causes the body to retain iron, undiagnosed it can be quiet lethal and if diagnosed too late one can suffer the same fate.
I was diagnosed in a "midway" state I suppose. This has left me with a host of issues ranging from pure exhaustion for no physical reason, to sheer joint pains and random headache like symptoms.
As a result of the latter diagnosis, I have sclerosis of the liver (scaring) and a dead place about the size of a quarter. I've been recently diagnosed with stage 2 chronic kidney disease that has been upgraded not five months later to Stage 3 Chronic kidney disease. Funny thing is I don't have high blood pressure nor am I diabetic so this diagnoses is a bit of a mystery to my kidney doctor and new test are abound.
In addition to all of this, on the 12th of this month I had a bad attack, I mean a Really Bad attack. I was at work tarping a load (Flatbed) of lumber when my heart suddenly began racing out of control and I began struggling to breath. This lasted nearly two hour's as I fought off feeling of passing out. I literally felt like I was having a heart attack and suspect my heart had somehow slipped into AFib.
This is not the first time this has happened and those of you who have known me for a very long time may remember many year's ago before I was diagnosed that I had a similar attack, however This one was the Mother of them all!
As a result I'm going to see a cardiologist tomorrow (Wednesday) to see what they can find. Again back before I was diagnosed I was seeing a cardiologist who did a series of stress tests to no avail. However after my diagnosis he said there was a special series of tests he would have to perform to see what sort of damage and to what extent the same was to my heart as a result of the HHC diagnoses as this blood disease adversely affects the Heart, Liver and Pancreas. However at the time That particular doctor did not take my insurance and I would have to pay $6000 out of pocket. Draggy is rather poor and that much money was Way out of the question!
I saw my GP a couple of weeks ago and asked if he could find someone to perform these test who does take my insurance, he did and here we are.
So now it would seem my heart is the issue....life just really sucks sometimes.
I've filled for disability and am hoping it will go through without a hitch but it is the government were talking about so I'm certain that will be a long and difficult fight.

I've not mentioned this before because I'm not looking for sympathy or pity. I know we all go and I know one day it will be my turn perhaps much sooner than later. But the last thing I want is for anyone to think I'm looking for attention as I'm not. I just want you, my Dearest Friends and Family members to know what is going on and that I Truly do love every last one of you!
I am Back and keeping up appearances so I apologize for having been so spotty in the past, I'm sure you understand by now the stress I was under, but I am here now. I promise I will keep everyone informed via journals of new developments as they happen provided anyone is interested.

Where to start....
I know some of have been worried lately as to my lack of activity, for this I do apologize.
As some of you know my wife has health issues, her heart to be more specific.
Several year's ago she had a valve replacement and an ablation after suffering six congestive heart failures within one year.
Well time pawed and thing's were looking good, but as with any illusion, we Make ourselves believe thing's are alright when they're really not. I suppose it's a natural way of helping us to cope with the thing's we simply cannot handle in the moment.

Well, over the year's I've watched a slow but steady decline in her health and this past year has been the worst. With the addition of the pandemic and house lockdown, I've witnessed her mental state begin to decline as well.
It's incredibly hard watching someone you've Deeply loved, admired and respected for 30 year's beging the slow and agonizing decline in health. Knowing that any morning may be the last time you see them..... Last month we had to go back in the hospital as she had slipped back into afib. That was a long week of reliving the past several year's over and over again in my head. This coupled with my own growing health issues....
Currently we're waiting for our turn in a Long line of heart related operations as a result of covid. So now I have to endure even more suffering as her health continues to decline each and every day.
This coupled with a current housing situation of Six people living in a very small two bedroom house due to my step son (her son) and family staying with us due to His health conditions and unalienable to work as a result.
His wife doesn't make enough to support them alone and so he's waiting on his disability to go thru so they can find a place.
Most people have called me a fool and said I should adopt the idea that "It's not my problem" but I cannot do that!
I cannot see them on the street especially with two young children....I simply cannot. My wife and I both have been homeless, I know all to well what it's like and how hard life is when you're on the street, I cannot sentence someone else to that when I can help provide for them.
So as you can see my stress levels are off the charts....

So That's the story my friend's...my Dear, Dear friends. Many of you are the Only thing that keeps this draggy going, even though I may not be here everyday or I may not answer in a timely manner, you make the difference....
It's because of you that I find the courage to get up everyday. Those of you who are my family, know that I love you Dearly and this will never change. I do my best to keep up but after a week in the hospital I've found it rather challenging to catch back up. Just know
I love you all and you are Truly the Best people this poor dragon has ever known.❤️

I stumbled across this yesterday and thought I would post it here to see what you think, Cryptic or Ultimate Metal!

https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_.....b6c56a89a4e779

Personally, that is one guitar draggy could not handle....just too damn Creepy!😧

I've just been notified that my good friend
 Tungstenkitten has gone M.I.A. and some Very close friends of his are very worried and looking for him. Any information or Contact information anyone may have Please forward it onto me or  MagicDed and I will see that it gets in the right paws.
Unfortunately I lost touch with Tungsten after my mental breakdown and have no idea what has happened.
He has health issues and we're all very concerned. Any information will be Greatly appreciated!

Giving a Shout out for A good artist and friend of mine who could use a little love and support.  illiam-2020
She's a Very nice and Skilled artist once you get to know her.😊

Normally I would do something long and thoughtful with a touch of humor and a hint of kindness, but to be honest this year has been shit all around with very few joyful moments mixed in. It's been a very Hard year for everyone, especially those who have lost love one's to this horrible Pandemic.

But with the rising of the morning sun a New day is born as is a New hope for change.
We have a Vaccine so hope has been restored once more. At least we can take comfort knowing that the sun will Rise ushering in a new day, and the moon will follow to lull us to sleep. Everyday is born a new again and again as are our opportunities to lighten someone's day, or lend them Paw when life has them down. To make someone smile if only for a moment, is to touch their heart and leave an imprint of the Joy's that will soon follow.

If everyone reading this should put a smile on just one person's face, the world would be a Much happier place if only for a day...and happiness is in short supply these day's.

Too all of you, my furry family...I wish you a Very Merry Christmas and may this day be the Shining light that illuminates and brings a smile to your face after a long and hard year of darkness. *Hugs*

Yes you heard right,  Avenayt is offering Free Dragon art to us Dragon's.
If you don't already watch them then I would Highly recommend doing so as they are impressively skilled and have some Very Lovely art on display.
So shoot on over and drop them a line.
https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/9705896/

I called my primary doctor to schedule an appointment about my thyroid levels. The nurse told me I haven't seen them in three year's and that I was Supposed to already be on Blood pressure and Thyroid medications. I argued with her only to later remember I used to be on these thing's....
In my defense I was in a bad place at that time and was suffering from a lot of thing's including a nervous breakdown, so I simply threw them out and forgot all about them.
Now I've got to go back this Wednesday and apologize to the nurse and listen to the doctor explain to me what a Dumb Ass I am......
So apparently All of these problems that have been plaguing me for the last several months I've brought onto myself.
Isn't that a kick in the head?
I'm such a Stupid Derg sometimes.....I feel so unbelievably stupid right now.☹

You're not going to believe this.... apparently the strict diet I was following was a bit too strict as I have successfully stripped nearly all of the iron from my body now making me Borderline anemic. The nurse said I am to start iron pills for one week and eat Iron Rich foods as much as I can until my next appointment in December where they will do more blood analysis to see where I stand then.
Amazingly from the research I have done High iron and Low iron Both share the exact same symptoms of fatigue, heart Palpitations and mental clarity....or lack of.
In addition, my thyroid levels are high, which explains my mental disposition the last several months and also shares some of the other side effects as formentioned. Honestly I had no idea the thyroid gland was so important or in such control of the body....
Anyhow, Mystery solved and I'm Very happy to say that all of this is very treatable and with any luck at all will be back in check within the next couple of months. 😌

So I want to Thank Each and Every one of you who have been so Very helpful with your suggestions and Well wishes, they mean more to me than I can describe right now!
To know that so many of you Truly care about this old flea bitten Dragon.....it just really Warms my heart, I love you All! *Hugs Tightly*

Well as promised I saw my oncologist yesterday, she did some blood test but I won't know anything until probably Friday.
She didn't want to pull any blood until she got the results back and since I had some pulled about three weeks ago. She also mentioned that low iron could cause the same symptoms I'm experiencing, but given my past record I seriously doubt it is low.
The worst part are these spells I have when I'm either super dizzy or feeling like I'm going to faint. Then there's the sudden and unexpected exhaustion. Example, I can feel fine walking across a room, but on the return trip I will suddenly feel like I've run a marathon complete with heart Palpitations, shortness of breath and just udder exhaustion. Then there's the mental side of this...the near daily headaches, and the very poor feeling...like I feel a seriously deep depression coming on but my medication won't allow it, so my body feels detached from my mind and I cannot properly focus on what's going on around me.
I explained all of these thing's to her, and she made notes so now we're just waiting for results.
It's difficult to say the least and I Truly hope it is just the iron and not some major bunch of crap wrong with me....but we shall see.
And as promised I will keep everyone informed as I learn more. It's the least I can do for all of you Truly Beautiful and Caring friends, I love you all.

The very Skilled and Most Beautiful Zebra we all Know and love  LaurenRivers has made an offer that you cannot Refuse....or at the Very least should Strongly consider.
She is offering her Very First Beautifully written book in Both Paper Back and Ebook version on Amazon for a Mere $20 USD!
In addition to this Outstanding offer, she has also offered to Personally Autograph the book in a fitting manner of your liking, And she is Now offering to forward you the Precursor of the Next Novel in this Outstanding series!
It is Truly and Incredible Deal anyway you look at it. Not only are you getting a Great Book with High reviews, but you're also getting an autograph from this Newly Budding Author who is Certain to have a National best seller soon, Plus you're getting a prequel to the Next Book in the Series, all of this for Less than what a cup of coffee and a scone cost at Starbuck's?
How can Anyone pass this Once in a Lifetime opportunity up?
Below you will find a link with all of the details further explaining this Absolutely Great Deal.

https://youtu.be/ArPOhgccxJo

First off I want to say Thank you so Very much for your kind words and well wishes, that Really means a lot to me and I will let everyone know next week what my oncologist says and what our next course of action is.
The outpouring of support was very appreciated and unexpected to be honest. These are difficult time's for me and anyone who is curious as to just how much this stuff affects a person and their mental state here is a link to what I have. I have type Two (Tow copies of the gene).

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/hemochromatosis/symptoms-causes/syc-20351443&ved=2ahUKEwiWlfbsvsXsAhUFlnIEHewNAB0QFjACegQIEBAB&usg=AOvVaw0DfgfqZH-h52cr3KRC8I5z&cshid=1603276895980

So if I seem a little off this is why.
Also I'm not one to look for pity parties, so this is the reason I have kept this to myself as long as I have and seldom mention it.
Anyway, I do hope this answers everyone's questions and helps to better explain what's happening to me.
I will be seeing my oncologist on the 26th (Monday).
I know my previous journal said the 12th.. that was my bad.
However draggy is planning to be back to my normal and perhaps annoying self soon so take precautions!🙃

As the title says, I'm feeling detached from thing's and I'm not certain why this would be. This is not a good thing as I often tend to push people away when I start feeling like this.
Not sure what the trigger is, but the feeling is there all the same.

If I should go quite for a while.... well then I guess I'll just be quiet for a while. Perhaps this is related to the iron as it does effect a Vast Variety of thing's I've learned, from emotions to physical pain and fatigue. Or perhaps there is something underlying that I just cannot quite put my paw on....either way it is there and I'm not certain what to do with it.

Well I figure it's time to put something New up here....
Not that I have much to say at the moment.
Been rather ill this past month with an iron overload.... Who would have thought that Grits would have 60% of a daily value of Iron? Two servings a day at 120% plus 16% for two eggs every day over the course of nearly Two months and draggy's suddenly
Not feeling so well.... Daily headaches nearing migraine levels, Complete exhaustion, Dull foggy minded, unable to focus with time's of blurry vision and light sensitivity not to mention the random heart Palpitations and pains about the body.
Fortunately I will get treatment in a couple of day's, I only hope it's enough.
But enough about my situation, how are all of you doing?
Fairing the Pandemic well I hope?

To those whom are patiently waiting for my response in notes, I promise I will answer them as soon as possible and sincerely appreciate your patience.

I've noticed I have some New watcher's, if I haven't already then Thank you for the Watch as it is Most Appreciated!
Also as a reminder, if you're a gamer you may reach me on my playstation account "Draco Vondrake".....I'm usually on every weekend, so shoot me a friend request. 😊

As some of you may know Hurricane Laura is pounding the lower coast of Texas right now. My Very Near and Dear friend LaurenRivers lives in Galveston Texas where the storm made landfall last night as a category 4, meaning it has winds in excess of 100 mph.
Having been through a few of these myself I know they are no fun. The last one we had hit Virginia where I live, caused a power outage that lasted just over three weeks as a result of all the trees and power poles that were knocked down.
It may sound inconvenient, but three weeks without power, a/c or a fan in the sweltering summer heat, no way to refrigerate Anything and ice becoming as Valuable as Gold, not to mention all of the Greed driven store owners who overnight raise their prices 300%-500% simply because they know you'll pay it. It's not a good time. So Please go and send Lauren some love and Good wishes for me.
The last I heard she was preparing to hunker down and ride it out....so I'm Very Hopeful all is well for Her and Her's.
Please understand if she doesn't respond right away that most likely it's because she doesn't have any power and is uncertain when she'll get it back.
Thank you my friends, draggy loves Each and Every one of You!

First off allow me to apologize for my rather sudden and unexplained inactivity....this was not planned I assure you.
August 15th was the day I've been secretly dreading since the first of the year...to be honest I've been dreading it since September of last year when I started making sense of thing's.
But that's for another day.
It's funny how the mind work's, these thing's seem to hide in the shadows and then spring out at you when you're least expecting it. Those of you who know me Best will understand.

Anyway, Draggy is back! I can't say how much I've missed you guy's....Though it may take a while to get caught up on everything I've missed on, so please if you've posted anything or something you would like to show me, Please do send me a link or just mention it to me and I will be more than happy to see it.

In other news as part of my "Reaching out initiative" I'm opening more channels to reach me...
Anyone interested I'm on PS4, my name is Draco Vondrake. Send a friend request and I'll accept it. I am a bit of a gamer for those who don't know, and currently I'm addicted to PvZ and
PvZ 2 (Plants vs. Zombie's).
I know it may not sound like much, but It's a start.
I have other means of contact but I'm not ready to share those just yet...sorry. Baby steps, yes?

For those who have not seen it, here's a link....
https://youtu.be/iv0QaTW3kEY

This is By Far the Best Documentary I have seen to date about the Furry Fandom and Community in general.
It's Absolutely Fascinating to see where it all started and how far it has all come.
I'll be honest there were time's I got emotional and there were time's when I cried. I saw some familiar artists work which made me happy and sometimes made me sad in my remembrance of those artists who are no longer with us.
But the film is Absolutely Positively Great!
Please, do yourself a favor and watch this. It will answer Many questions you may have about the Fandom and even more importantly if you are New to the Fandom it will Better explain just Who we are and why we are all here Together in this Great Community that is so welcoming to All who are accepting.

I Totally stole this link from from my friend  Killereye who May or May not choose to torture me relentlessly for the crime I've committed.....but to be honest I kinda hope she Does! 😛
Anyway, you have Got to see this video if you haven't already, it is pissing your pants Funny! Unfortunately the audio doesn't work...but it is Hilarious!
https://bigcdn.funnyjunk.com/hdgifs.....7b_7543329.mp4