the space cadet

It was still the food poisoning that largely caused the irritation in my stomach lining because I started vomiting regularly at first, but once I couldn’t pause, blood started to show in it. Like I said, if I wasn’t as fast, the norovirus would have spread to my intestines and caused diarrhoea. (Now that I think about it, I might have just been lucky that it didn’t spread in the first place even though it should have.)

The first few nights at the hospital was the most painful for me though. I still could not stop vomiting blood since I first experienced a series of them at home, and if there wasn’t anything to vomit, I found myself heaving. I can’t stress it enough, but it was painful not only to my stomach but to my throat. Sleep wasn’t an option while I was in that state because of how consistent and constant it was, so they offered to put me under a coma, and I took that as a chance to rest, desperately. It was better than to stay awake and put more stress on my throat or, well, my guts. It was hard to even breathe while being under the influence of my stomach’s constant cleansing mechanism. The doctor explained that I wasn’t going to get any better if I continue to tough it out while awake, and I agreed it was a good idea. Less mess, less worries.

!! ——— (TRIGGER ENDS HERE) ——— !!

So, I’ve been asleep since the evening of January 7 and woke up late afternoon (more evening than anything) on the 14th. I got out of the hospital on the 15th around 4 PM hoping I could ship some packages out, but the one nearest me closes at 5... I wouldn’t have made it even if I sped through traffic lights because I had to go home first and double check everything left behind.

I’m thankful I was pretty insistent on going home as soon as I woke up though... because if I wasn’t, I would have been kept in the hospital for a week or more to be quarantined... But, as a consequence of my early release, I’m going to be visited by a nurse every three days to make sure my recovery is going as planned. 

The treatments are pretty simple; I just have to take the prescribed medicine and eat safe foods that won’t irritate my stomach as much, but with the norovirus still in my system, I’m not sure the gastritis would go away as fast as the pathogens are expected to. I highly doubt it will anytime soon, which is why I’m ordered to take it easy, but... I’m literally going to go crazy if I don’t get stuff out because it clutters up my house.

Currently though, I feel lightheaded and nauseous which is going to be common in the coming days, so the shipping process will take longer, but it is a progress I’m sure will finish in time. Rest assured, all items will not be contaminated with the virus because of some extra precautions I’m taking (I’m wearing gloves and masks while I handle packages, and I’m disinfecting what I can as safely as possible in case I didn’t wear protective gear). I’m losing sleep to get stuff done, but, well... I did sleep for a long while... 

I’m starting (or well, as best as I can in my current state) to send a few packages out by today in the afternoon, so I hope people are excited for that. I won’t rest yet, not for a while, but I’m sure that after everything is shipped out, Madin’s going to kick my butt to bed. If she doesn’t, I’m sure some of the contributors will.

Once again, I want to apologise for the delay and that my own health was the cause of it this time. Everything that has happened so far is so badly timed (and I couldn’t help but notice how inconvenient it all is in the big scale of events), but none of these things were under my control. Not the printing/proof delays on the printer’s part, not the shipping delays on the carrier’s part, not the holidays or my family emergencies, and not even the food poisoning was under my control. 

I hope that you guys can at least understand that. I hope that you guys can at least understand that there is no one else more frustrated with this slow progress more than I, but I still want to offer my sincerest apologies because I know how irritating it is to wait for so long. I’ve been there, trust me, and so has my contributors and my mods.

It’s why I want to thank them with all my heart because they’ve been doing their best to keep me on my toes. I can’t believe I’m blessed to have met such great creators who have stayed level and concise throughout all these troubles, some even kind enough to offer advise. It’s why I believe, to everyone who chose to support Wanderlust and Tryst, I believe that your money is very well spent. These contributors deserve all the support and love, not just for their hard work but also for simply being good people, and I’m happy so as long as they are themselves.

It’s why I try to do my best even though I’ve been essentially slapped in the face by so many things at once! It’s painful and slow, this road to recovery, but I’ll do my best for my contributors whom I have grown to love and so will I for those who’ll continue to keep their faith in us. I know I carry a lot of that faith on my shoulders, so I’ll try my best to get everyone their promised products even in my current condition.  Dear god will I try, or die trying.

Once more, I ask you all to stay patient for the very last time while packages ship out in small batches. Everyone will be receiving an email notification containing order details and tracking information once their package is handed over and successfully processed by our chosen shipping carrier.

If you wish to contact us for further details or for any questions, please let us know through [email protected].