Thank you for the update! I’m so sorry to hear that you developed shingles. :( Although it’s a long road to recovery, I hope you make as smooth of a recovery as possible! Definitely focus on you and take care of yourself. <3 (My dad had shingles about two years ago; I saw and heard about what he went through every day until he fully recovered, so I can imagine how hard it must be. T_T )

I’m really sad to hear that you’ll be stepping away from commission work on Subeta, but I understand why you’ve come to this decision. I’m grateful for all the opportunities that I had to work with you and purchase designs/recolors from you, and I’ll miss getting future designs/recolors from you. <3 That being said, I’m happy to hear that you’ll still be around and continue to release your own CWs! In which case, I’ll continue to look forward to seeing what you release on site. :)

Thank you again, and please take care! <3

Shingles is an absolute killer on emotions and your body, I wouldn't blame you if you didn't desire to come back. I hope your health continues to improve and I hope to see you around. ♥

I'm not going to lie, I always thought shingles was just a rash / skin condition. I learned that it's a nerve condition. In what felt like great detail. T_T But the worst of it has passed and my doctor has confirmed I look like I'm recovering well. Her and the original doctor I saw at urgent care both said that I shouldn't have gotten this at my age, but I did, so there is nothing I can do now lmao. Thank you for all your incredibly kind words. <3 I've really enjoyed working with you as well.

Shingles isn't the reason I'm making this decision (Not sure if that wasn't clear, but just to confirm it's not!). I have honestly had a slew of medical concerns for the last 8+ years, and last year I did have a very minor surgery that helped me to get onto the road to management for all of my conditions but the actual path forward is very long. I've made some progress since then, but it's probably going to take me a few years to get to where I need to be, and so it needs to be my focus right now. That, very unfortunately, just doesn't leave much time for Subeta </3

oh, i'm so sorry that you have had to endure shingles (and still are), but i'm really glad to read that you're recovering well. i love your art so dearly & i'm glad you will still be making it in general. your presence has always been wonderful on subeta, too, so i'm glad you'll still be around at your own pace also in some way or another 💖 i really truly wish you the best on the road to recovery through everything.

- It's important to make yourself your number one priority and a lot of us don't do that these days. I'm proud of you and inspired by you for taking that step. I'm glad to know that you're not leaving entirely and I will always look forward to whatever you release whenever you release things. I hope that you'll occasionally keep us posted on anything significant in your life or other artistic endeavors you're up to. I always love to see your work. <3 <3

P.S. Shingles at a young age isn't fun (it really isn't at any age, to be honest). I'm hoping your recovery from this point on is quicker and easier than it's been up to now. When my husband got shingles in his late 30s a few years back, his doctor said it was triggered/brought on by extreme stress. With that in mind, I'm hoping you're finding time to relax both physically and mentally. hugs

Oh my goodness. I totally understand. Shingles is so painful I hear. Hope it clears up and the treatments have improved.

Sending giant hugs and prayers for your speedy and full recovery

You have been an example for me on this site, you have been professional, helpful and brave like no other. You'll be missed, hun. <3

Thank you for such amazingly kind words. I'm slowly working through everything. Progress has been slow on building up the ability to manage all my conditions, but I am seeing results, even if they're slow. That really motivates me to keep going. :)

It took me a long time to get to a point where I finally could put myself first. And I only got here through a lot of help from my husband and always telling me I deserved better than I was giving myself. It's hard, because I still do feel like I'm disappointing people... but there isn't much better I can do, if this is too much for me right now.

My doctors also let me know it was triggered by stress. I'm not shocked. Just annoyed. I'm not sure what they want me to do, I've been stressed since forever. I've been struggling with anxiety since my first memories. But I'll do my best to try to reduce what I can. big 'ol shrug

It really can be. But, if you catch it early, it can be more manageable. I was convinced it wasn't shingles because of my age, and I held off going in. Hopefully other people aren't as silly as me and go in quickly. The medication for it works the best the faster they catch it.

Thank you :)

I'll still be here, just in much smaller pieces. I don't think I could ever truly leave Subeta behind, because it would be like leaving a part of myself behind. <3

sorry you had gotten shingles, and I wish for you a speedy recovery.

Thank you! It's going well I think. So far no complications :)

Glad to know! I hope you get better soon, hun. <3

I'm so sorry to hear you've caught shingles and that you had so much stress causing it. Wishing you a quick recovery! 🥹 I hope you'll be able to take this time and rest easier especially with a great support system. I love seeing your art, but first and foremost am just glad you will still be on Sub (in any capacity)!

I'm not very active myself rn but I wanted to say, I am proud and glad you're taking care of yourself first. I've always loved your approach to CWs and how open you were. Thank you for the great items and artworks. Once I have the funds, I'll get back to you about purchasing the rights to some of your designs I have as items in my shop.

Shingles is NO joke. I had no idea it was so debilitating until my Dad was infected. He was in terrible pain and suffered from multiple, major bodily issues (including a stroke) all the way up until we lost him. 😢

It truly isn't fair for you to endure this at such a young age (or at all). May you recover swiftly and fully. And if you need anything, I volunteer as Tribute! Plus, there seems to be an entire community here pulling for you. 😊

Sorry for slow replies. I've got a cold this week and have been very under the weather OTL it seems to never want to end with being sick rn. lol

Thank you for the kind words. I think things will go great, I just need to be patient on the journey to get there :)

No rush! If you need time, please take it. I'm definitely not here to rush people and if I ever need to close this off, I'll make sure I give everyone a good amount of warning before I do so. I know this was kind of 'sprung' on people, and I don't want people to feel like they're in a bind to get their files or they'll lose out / etc. :) <3

I'm so sorry for your loss. That is incredible difficult.

I'm really lucky, I am recovering well from having shingles. Very fortunate to have no complications and all of the pain is gone now. I'm just healing from the scarring, which is a non-issue honestly, it's just some dry feeling skin. And tbh, knowing what shingles is now means next time if I get it again, it will hopefully be less severe since I'll be more likely to get it treated more quickly.

❤

That is good news you've not been beaten up entirely! I am absolutely terrified of it now. I'm with you. The quicker we recognize it, the better off we'll be. And everyone who can, should get the vaccination!

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, Shingles is absolutely no joke. I'm glad you're healing well! I'm also glad you're taking time to take care of your health. Having various things going on healthwise myself, I know how difficult it is to just stop and actually worry about yourself.

When your get a chance, if you could smail me, that would be great. For some reason, I can't find your mail, and I would like to purchase my psd files. No rush! I'm in every few days now and again.

Aside from scarring, I'm all healed up from the Shingles. That happened earlier this year. :) I jokingly call those my 'shingles freckles' now lmao. You're definitely right, it is hard to stop and take time. I'm just kind of at a point were my body isn't 'asking nicely' anymore for me to do it. I either do it, or suffer big time. So it is what it is.

Also I smailed you :) You can always just copy and past my username into the subject line to smail me, you don't need a button!