My family is still hammering out the details of his memorial service. We want to celebrate his life surrounded by his friends and family, so I'll be traveling down to Texas again soon.

My dad has been battling brain cancer for the past 6 years, and I refused to grieve him while he's still alive, but i think I started to as soon as he was moved to hospice care a couple weeks ago. I'm still grieving, and I probably will be for a very long time. Im still feeling the pain of losing both my cats within a few months of each other, all within this same year.

My mom is going to cover my plane tickets, but to be honest I know she cant afford that, and I'm trying to scrounge together what I can to ease the financial burden. Im taking my pokemon cards to a comic shop to sell next week, and I started a Ko-Fi goal for the trip when dad was moved to hospice care:

https://ko-fi.com/goatpaws/goal?g=5

I'm behind on my commission queue, I cannot take anymore work, and may be producing personal art as I grieve and try to heal. So far ive mostly been crying until I get tired and then rotting in bed, but im trying to cope in healthier, more productive ways. Please be patient with me, im doing my best.

I love you all, hug your loved ones while you still can.

-- Goat