Patreon has now issued a statement regarding the recent large number of declined and canceled payments. Apparently Paypal's new billing update may effect your Patreon subscriptions. As a result if you've been experiencing declined payments or issues accessing content Patreon has suggested some steps to follow, they're not the most helpful, but it does provide some answers and give an acknowledged route to take.
(PS: Now I'm all healed up, I'll be back to posting as usual, lets go!)