01/01/2026
Hello everyone,
I've been away a long time, and I apologize for that.
So what has happened to me? Why did I vanish off the face of the earth?
Two major life updates happened:
A. I got into school full-time, which has been rather intense but also fruitful.
B. I got sick, like BAD sick.
In August of this year, I started having Kidney issues. I didn't KNOW it was kidney issues right away, but I found out pretty quickly that I had a serious problem.
We would eventually discover a large stone in my left side that was pretty difficult. This was happening at the same time as school was. Meaning that I had little time to rest, never mind draw. Up until DECEMBER (4 and a half months), I had no choice but to endure failed surgery attempts and stents until finally it was successfully removed. (THANK GOD)
I (along with the rest of my family) then proceeded to get the flu for Christmas right afterwards. Even as I type this, I'm still not fully 100% from the flu just yet (still coughing and cold-like symptoms and whatnot).
None of the goals I set for myself this year were met, none of the plans I had realized, Nothing I wanted to achieve well.... "achieved".
But that's the hand I'm dealt. All I can do is dust myself off and try again. I apologize for not keeping people informed sooner. But I've been through some real medical hell. And I need some time to recover before I can move forward. With school going as well as it has, I may earn my rest sooner than later. Perhaps I will be able to focus on my real goals here in the coming year. In the meantime, I'm going to take things one day at a time and focus on breathing and finding my footing before I begin to climb again.
I wish everybody a good new year.