Hello everyone. Keeping this one short, since I’m typing with wrist braces on.

I am recovering from a carpal tunnel flare. Part 3 is suspended until I wait for it to subside and reconfigure my workflow to minimize the chances of something like this happening again. Don’t skip your breaks, please.

Also, I posted an update on my ko-fi and the archived edition of the December 2025 newsletter but realized that I didn’t formally announce it through here—with the help of her neurologist and some social workers my mother’s life-saving treatment was capped to a manageable amount. I asked folks to stop boosting my mutual aid request (desperate cry for help) when our healthcare provider confirmed that we were ok for this year. We have to re-apply every year to keep my mom’s treatment covered, so hopefully this winter they just approve us again and we don’t have to relive that nightmare. I’m truly grateful for the help we received. It really helped with my dad’s ER bills for the multiple strokes he suffered in January and February. Thank you.

For now, I’m going to focus on healing.