Life Stuff Update (Patreon)

Hey guys,

Been going back and forth on whether or not I should share this with you since usually I try to keep my personal life and work separate, but since it's getting later in the month here I've decided you guys deserve a heads up just in case.

There's no non-shitty way to say it. My father was diagnosed with terminal liver cancer this month. There's been something "up" among other things for a while, but this was the official call.  They gave him a 6 month outlook, but we think he's most likely not going to see September.  He's just declining too fast, and there are no options.

We had a real scare two nights ago and I've been at the hospital ever since. They stabilized him and he's back mentally, but it's really just a delay of an inevitable future where he gradually slips back into the same state and passes.

Last night I left visitor hours planning to wrap up some things for you guys and get them posted, but as soon as I got home it just cratered into sobbing.  I don't know what the outlook is going to be here work-wise; naturally I want to spend as much time with him as possible before his conscious deteriorates - but I can't just take the cintiq with me, so there is a possible situation in the cards where a lot of this month's stuff ends up not getting finished until next month.  If something around there is what ends up playing out and you guys want refunds for August, or think I should set the gallery to extend the August pledge, or maybe an extra poll in September or something to make up for it I'll understand.  It's going to depend on how difficult it is to set up all this hospice and stuff and how quickly or slowly he goes.  I just wanted to get you guys in the loop so that in either case you're not left wondering what's with the delay if the worst case is what happens.

Thanks, sorry.

Boog