I'll be using this platform to fund my writing and other work generally, and also for specific expenses. The initial project will be an effort to defray the $25K in emergency medical bills I've accumulated in the last 3.5 months. In November, I suffered what at first appeared to be a heart attack but turns out to be something as-yet-unidentifiable that is adversely affecting my coronary artery and other organs. I have been hospitalized three times, am now on oxygen a significant percentage of the time, and can no longer engage in many very basic activities and functions. What I can still do is write, and this platform will make it possible for me to remain productive in the face of what is now both chronic and acute disabling illness.