Some of you may have noticed our nearly complete absence from the site for the past month. A few of our close IRL friends are aware, but I think it’s time we talked about this to the entire community.

SP spent several weeks in bed with great pain, which she attributed to gallstones. We had an ultrasound done, then a CT scan. The news was not good- she has a rare form of cancer, and it’s Stage 4. She’s been in the hospital ever since, and there have been several complications which aren’t worth going into. WebDom and I have tried to be here at all times to make sure she gets the care she needs when she needs it, splitting shifts while trying to keep our business going. Short-term goal is trying to get her stable enough to transport to Roswell Park, which is a superb cancer center; her oncologist there has a reputation for fast and aggressive treatment, which we think is appropriate.

We are approaching this as aggressively as possible because the world needs SP in it. Her work here is not done. She is an incredible woman, who continually makes the world a better place just by existing — not to mention the other things she *actively* does.

SP is a very private person and didn’t want people to know, but it’s kinda leaked out, and I am sharing this now because at this point, we need a favor:

Prayers. Healing energy. Love.

We can never have too many. If you have a moment, please send some light her way, and let her know she’s loved and needed here. I’m famously not a religious person, but Pascal’s Wager and all that.

SP is truly the love of my life and these are our darkest days. We are comforted by the support and community that you people have sustained.