The Update I've Avoided

I have been putting this off for a bit, but I've reached a point where I have to start talking about this. I went into the hospital at the beginning of November for what I thought was a gall bladder attack, but unfortunately it has turned out to be a recurrence of cancer that has metasticized to my skeletal system. Unfortunately, this is the worst kind of cancer to get in the worst place I could get it, so my doctors have told me my prognosis is 'grim' and to 'get my affairs in order', which are never good things to hear from your doctor.

I post this not because I want more sympathy (I'm getting more of that than I can manage, to be honest), and not because I want to make any excuses. I have every intention of finishing my Kickstarter - in fact, finishing the Kickstarter is very important for me in terms of having a measurable goal to work towards. I just am not working at the pace I'd like, and I've had trouble the last few weeks being able to focus on it with everything else going on. I've got a lot of clarity now on what the next while looks like, and I'm looking forward to getting through some of the final steps here. 

I'm trying to figure out how to have the game live on well beyond me. It's going to be my final creative statement, so I want to finish strong. 

Also, my good friend Mike asked if he could create a GoFundMe, which was kind of him to do. I don't expect anyone to contribute - if you backed my KS, you've already made a significant financial contribution to me. However, I'm putting it here just in case you wanted to share it or you wanted to contribute. I have so many people asking me what they can do, and helping to make sure my wife and daughter have as much financial security as I can possibly provide them is about the best thing anyone could do for me right now.

Here's the link:

https://gofund.me/cbbdd6a8

Thanks, and I'll be back to posting game stuff soon.