I've posted on private about my ongoing medical situation, but I need to actually start trying to spread this so I can get the word out about my gofundme. I have spent the last three months living with a cancer diagnosis, a squamous cell carcinoma under my tongue that has colonized my jawbone. It's taken a lot longer than I would have preferred, but next Thursday I am finally going in for surgery. They're going to remove about 40% of my jawbone and replace it with a graft from my fibula. My insurance has mostly been cooperative, but I am finding myself having to pay out of pocket for dental implants (with paltry contribution from the dental insurance) because it's considered cosmetic. I've also been unable to work for the past three months and I expect recovery will keep me incapacitated for another two. So I really need to get the ball rolling on this fundraiser before I am laid up in the hospital for two weeks.

https://gofund.me/fc31ccd57

#mutualaid

Folks, I am floored by the outpouring of support, not just monetary but emotional and material in non-financial ways. I have to give a huge thank you to my oldest friend, a guy I've known since middle school, for the largest donation so far (he's not on here but I want you all to know what a great friend he is), but the bulk of the amount raised so far is entirely thanks to y'all on here. I know the momentum will run out (mostly because you've been so quick and generous with your help that it can't continue at this pace) but I do hope we can keep it rolling a bit longer. The most important thing you can do right now is to share this in other communities that I can't reach. If you are still on Facebook or Instagram I feel like sharing there could be a huge help. I chose to leave those platforms but one thing that they are genuinely good for is charitable giving, so shares on there will be greatly appreciated. Thank you for all your support and I love you.

gofund.me/98b2c41e1
#mutualaid

Old friends are coming out of the woodwork on this. People I haven't talked to in a decade, that I still think about all the time but didn't have the courage to try to reconnect with because my rotten anxiety brain convinced itself that everyone had written me off when I was at my lowest point circa 2015. I was crying about this yesterday, I'm crying about it again now, and I hate that it took this crisis to push me to reach out to the people who were the most important in my life twenty years ago.
@funkula why can i hear the luigi’s mansion theme in the distance
@funkula next week! i hope all goes well for you
@funkula shared on instagram
@forestine thank you, this really helps because I don't have any presence on Meta platforms but I know they are considered quite good for this particular use case

@funkula the cosmetic unvital act of 'eating' (and talking, and maintaining jaw structure and muscle strength thru use of teeth etc)

wishing you a smooth surgery and recovery

@ray can you believe how vain I am?
@funkula damn it put my full damn government name there. Anyway get you healed my dude.
@funkula I'm heartened to see the donation is already seemingly 20% of the way there in one day.
@funkula I'm sorry about your situation, and wish you all the best of luck with the surgery and implants. I'll boost, and contribute as soon as I can.
@valentine thank you, I really appreciate it
@funkula bookmarked for pay week

@funkula wishing you the best of luck in your recovery 💚💚💚 you'll be back at in and more badass than ever in no time

Also despite the deeply unfortunate circumstance I hope it helps to hear that having a leg bone for a jaw sounds badass as hell

@DaveyJJJones it does seem pretty cool. I'll be doing muay thai on my dinner every day. I'm also considering getting a tattoo on the leg they take it from showing the full tibia and jagged stumps for the fibula. Never even considered a tattoo before but this seems a big enough deal to warrant it
@funkula hell yeah that whips you should totally do it
@funkula 69% funded so far. Nice.
@funkula boosting, wishing you the best, and fuck insurances decided stuff like that is “cosmetic.” My insurance wouldn’t cover part of a skin graft because it was “cosmetic”. Fucking bullshit.
@funkula boosted. Godspeed friend 🤘