Sunday, February 17, 2019

Tomorrow's the day, again.

Photo copyright Aji, 2019; all rights reserved.
Yesterday morning, before most of the snow hit. It was all wind-driven then, and I do mean driven, so while it stung hitting skin, it didn't collect on the ground. Tonight and tomorrow are expected to be another matter entirely.

Yup. Tomorrow's the day, again. And once again, we're supposed to get a major winter storm before and during and after.

I'm doing my damnedest to keep my brain occupied today, because I really don't need to think too much about what's ahead of me: not about tomorrow's procedure, which promises to be unpleasant; and not about what the results might be, which could range from an inconvenient sign of a future problem to an immediately life-threatening emergency. It's complicated by us both feeling fairly crappy, and by worry over Raven, although he's walking better now and the swelling in his right hind leg is down substantially.

None of this, of course, stops the worry over money, either, given the massive outlays we've already had over the last six weeks and the ones that we know are coming down the pike. The Pueblo's been closed since the first of the month, and will remain so through most of March. Sales are vanishingly slim, and there's a lot of year ahead of us. If it is cancer, the costs are going to skyrocket very fast, and we have no way of paying for it, and neither of us cares; we're doing this. Determination is the word; with Wings's help, I'm going to beat whatever it is. So much fear intertwined with all of this, and no end in sight. We need sales. Badly. Selling today's featured work, shown just below, would take care of the biopsy costs. Even so, all this stuff is piling up fast and I have to get us through the whole year, not just the next two weeks, so please share the links (or use them, if anyone's so inclined):
  • My Patreon, The Interstices (Writing Between Worlds) (and if you subscribe today you won't be billed until March 1st for February);
  • Wings's site, for sales, with lots of new items posted;
  • Wings's direct PayPal link;
  • A way to buy me coffee (which actually goes to all of our medical bills, which continue to mount);
  • Amazon wishlist, which mostly consists of animal and household stuff, with the kibble back on it; we gave several of our existing bags to a vet with a starving rescue dog who needed the help;
  • Partial registry #1, from Bed, Bath and Beyond. I've added two or three new kitchen-y things on it now, stuff that I didn't realize we'd need.
All we want, to be able to have some confidence in making it through the whole year with whatever they're going to find going wrong in my body, is to make some sales. That's it: sales; nothing else. But I haven't been able to make even that happen, and the stress is telling. Good vibes for Raven are still welcome (he's still hanging with us, and I need him to be safe while we're out). But I could use some, too. We all could also use some help with sharing Wings's site (and testimonials, if you got 'em). Thanks.



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