Update 2

First thank you to everyone who sent me words of encouragement and well wishes. Each and every single word mattered to me, no matter who you are.

So today I had a biopsy done on my thyroid, and the pathologist told me it's very likely that the growth is just nothing for now. Today was the second time I've had a biopsy, and it most definitely won't be the last time either. I still remember my first biopsy, I was completely unprepared for what a biopsy was or the significance and meaning of what a biopsy was even for. After all who would suddenly expect to be told that they have cancer out of nowhere. But I still remember when I was sitting in chair in a dark room with a needle in my throat, the pathologist at the other side of the room was panicking and saying this doesn't look normal and ordered the doctor and nurse doing the extraction to do a second biopsy on me right away. 

Today I was much more prepared for the biopsy but also nervous. This time the room much more smaller but also brighter, and it was only the pathologist in the room with me except for the nurse for came in to help with the biopsy for a little bit. He was nice and friendly. I guess he saw the worry on my face because he talked with me throughout the process and  he invited me to look through all the results with him afterward. And then he looked me straight in the eye and told me that what happened in July was over with and that I am cured of cancer right now. I guess I just never knew how much of a stranglehold the shadow and fear of having cancer again was rooted in me, and I don't think I can cast it all off right away, but those words definitely was what I needed to hear to stand on my own two feet again and learn to slowly live and cope with the fear.

For the time being, the doctor said he's not sure what the growth is, but it's unlikely to be cancerous. And instead of every six months I'll need to get an ultrasound done every three months to monitor it. 

Now while I was talking with the doctor, we discussed about Japan and Japanese. Turns out that he lived in Japan for several years decades ago. And since I was self taught, he recommended a school to me to shore up on my Japanese skills. This was a thing I never thought about up until now. And, I think I'm going to take up on his offer. Because this will be a bet on myself that the time and money I spend going to a language school will pay off big time in the future. I could just keep on translating as I am right now, but if I truly believe in my future and dream then going to school will be much better for me in the long run.

I was never formally taught in Japanese so pretty much everything I know was self taught and through experience and repetition. But this leaves holes in my mastery of the language specifically in the writing and speaking department, both which will be important for me in the future to negotiate and secure contracts. 

So I'm thinking of going to a language school, and not only just one school but also to a second different school to hire a private tutor. One will probably be a classroom setting with other students, and the other one will probably be a private one-on-one. It's going to cut into the time I have for translating but I think it will definitely be worth it in the long run for bringing high quality localizations. 

As I mentioned in my last update, I'm turning off the patreon monthly payment until I decided on a second game. And once again, thank you to everyone for their words of encouragement.