I am humbled by the support of the OSR
community for myself and my wife Mona in our time of need. Since
being made aware of her gofundme for her expenses, the OSR community
has helped to push us over the 2/3rds mark, meaning we'll get to pay
off all of our impending bills.
I probably waited too long to ask for
help, we lost our house in late 2014 after she'd been out of work for
about 9 months, too sick to do much of anything. Our youngest was
still in high school then. We moved to Mona's hometown, from mine,
after the end of that school year. Ember suggested it, so her mom
could be around her family and oldest friends for her recovery
period, despite the fact that she would be spending her senior year
of high school in a new school. I love the house we are renting now,
it is very nice, but it's not the same as the one we owned.
I have been selling my gaming stuff on
Ebay since just before we moved to keep us afloat financially, but
the cherries of the bunch are long gone, so that's more or less dried
up. I've held a few things back, for sentimental reasons or because I
still use them, and I've picked up a few bargain priced items in this
time too, often for resale.
I am saddened by the fact that her art
career was just starting to pick up during her initial recovery time.
Richard LeBlanc held a couple of pieces in Petty Gods for her when
she had her initial surgery and the complications kept her in the
hospital for weeks. This led to her collaboration with Timothy
Brannan, although she was already sick again by then.
Anyone that won a contest I held here,
or requested a refrigerator magnet from me probably got an envelope
that had been “Mona-ed up” by her, usually a dragon or something
drawn on the envelope.
In light of this newest news from the
oncologist yesterday, where we were told the odds were not in her
favor and the option to just stop treatment and focus on her comfort
was discussed, and she chose rather to fight, even though it would
probably shorten her remaining lifespan, I would like to ask everyone
to keep her in their prayers, if they are the praying kind, and I'd
like to thank all of you for rallying to her cause.
Here are some pieces of her art-
These first two she did for "Petty Gods"
The next three she did for Great Khan Games
She has always loved to draw mermaids
And Fairies
The odd dragon here and there
And a Valkyrie
And a photo of the lady herself, during her initial recovery in 2015
Lastly, a link to the gofundme I set up for her
