Breathing assured. Not much else, is though, so shares and sales are still very badly needed.

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A brittle, bitter, beautiful day. Even the wind can't muffle the light.

Also a very busy day. Chief among our errands was this:

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Yes! That's it!  That tiny little thing (compared to the truly massive contraption that's been camped out on our stairwell for three months) is what's going to keep me breathing properly, and therefore also keep me [relatively] mobile. Profound thanks to everyone who bought Wings's art and/or donated over the last few days, because this is all thanks to all of you. It's just about wiped us out for the time being, but we've got it. And this isn't a rental; we own it outright, and won't have to keep forking over money every month just to keep it running. And I am now wiped out physically, too; a bunch of errands WITH a migraine all day isn't exactly good for my energy or my concentration. But having this problem resolved (and thus the stress of trying to figure it out off my shoulders) will help with the latter issue. For now, mostly cut-and-paste from here on in.

The former, though, will be ongoing for a while. So we still need sales, which means we need shares. Again, if you're thinking about donating, DON'T. Give it to Bobby to help get Don Feliberto back into a real home. We know what it's like not to have one; we have one now, and donations need to go there to get this elder safe again. I posted a second piece at my other site a couple of nights ago about Bobby's efforts in Puerto Rico, including his adoption of Don Feliberto to get this abandoned elder into safe space again. That will tell you what he's up against, and my e-mail's in my Blogger profile here (or you can DM at Twitter/FB); hit me up for his addresses if you want to contribute, either cash (most needed) or household and other items, some of which you can purchase outright via the Amazon Wishlist Bobby's set up here. He's added a bunch of new items, all badly needed, and I can testify to the fact that need for the power cords, the tools, and the solar lights and equipment is probably exigent at this point. That said, when you're in a situation like Don Feliberto is, it's amazing how wonderful clean clothes and good coffee can make you feel, too.

What we need are SALES. Please. Spread the word. Valentine's Day is less than two weeks away, and Wings has produced some fabulous new work (a lot of explicitly Valentine's-like in imagery). Spread it around on FB and Twitter and other social media. The O2 issue is now solved, but there are all the ongoing regular expenses, the astronomical medical expenses, and of course, someday we'd like to be able to get the house finished. So here are the links: 

• Tonight's post elsewhere (ancient history and love lessons, and the kind that don't need anyone else's comments);
• A way to buy me coffee (which actually goes to She-Wolf's & my medical bills);
• Wings's direct PayPal link;
• Wings's site, for sales;
• Wayfair gift cards, to replenish all the furnishings that the RV has destroyed in one way or another.
• Partial registry #1, from Bed, Bath and Beyond. There are new kitchen-y things on it now, stuff that I didn't realize we'd need to replace (either because the RV ruined it or because we gave it away when we had to downsize).
• Partial registry #2, from Wayfair. There are some things left on both registries that I thought by now I might be able just to buy outright, but medical bills (mine and She-Wolf's both) have to come first.

I had planned to some new stuff to launch at my new site today (or, rather, long before today), but between lack of money and technical issues, that's still on hold. This business of ignoring my symptoms and my pain  and discomfort does seem to be helping my brain and body both find some sort of accommodation with this oh-my-god-you're-going-to-die thing that keeps happening, which is to say, every time it crops up, I smack it ruthlessly back down and force myself to sit and breathe through it. I dunno how long this will keep working, but I'm going to bulldoze my way through it as much as possible, DX or no. Thanks, everybody, from both of us, for everything. 



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