Ok ... finally an update.

Where to start ... why not with me.

My own health issues, although not as bad as they were a few weeks ago, seem to have slowly been getting better ... my throat issue (swallowing & breathing) did get better, but in the past couple days I've had a few episodes of choking.
But I am identifying the foods and liquids that trigger such events, and have been avoiding them as best as I can (still sometimes get surprised by some foods that trigger it).

Now, my parents.

My mom got back from the convalescence clinic she was staying at (so no longer need to travel there and back a few times a week), and seems to be walking pretty well (considering the circumstances) and has become autonomous once again.

My dad on the other hand, has had some serious issues, leading him to sitting me down for the dreaded "if something happens to me, here is where all my papers are, and here is who to call" discussion.
Not going to lie, that kind of discussion hits very hard when it concerns someone you love.

I've had a few sleepless nights since (talk about a mental burden) ... but anyway, for anyone wondering, his hemoglobin count fell down to 8.8, instead of 12-18.

He got extremely tired, I found him slouched in places a couple times (before he got his blood checked) and he said he was tired (like, yeah, hindsight being 20/20, no shit sherlock ...).

I've been buying foods and liquids like beetroot juice that help boost hemoglobin, and he's seen the doctor who gave him some meds which seem to have him feeling better.

So, personally, with this looming threat of health issues in my family, there is still an excess of stress in my life.

My own issues have taken a back-seat, and it goes without surprise to anyone (I hope) that, well, "side projects" that I've done in my free time ever since I started have also fallen to the "non essential" "bin" in my scheduling of daily / weekly activities.

Things are getting better, from my ow understanding of what I've been told.

I do have 3 weeks of imposed "holidays" coming up, well, not really, it's what we call APLD in France, it's forced "stay at home time whilst being paid 84% of salary, time during which the company can call you with 3 days notice and you have to go back, for however many days (or hours) they need you.
And I'll still have my 5 weeks of holidays to place whenever I want (can, always depends on if they'll allow me to take it when I ask for it), of which 2 are automatically set for Christmas.

My APLD time starts on March 24.

I'll do my best, hoping things get better till then, to get some renders done and resume the upload schedule I had prior to all of these family / health issues.

Once again, I sincerely feel awful for not uploading for so long, or getting enough free time during which I even feel like making content, since I've just been exhausted, run dry on motivation once all of my obligations have been done.

Found myself sitting at the computer, looking at the screen of a video that had finished for minutes, not even thinking about anything ,just sitting there. In a comatose ... doing nothing.

So I once again can't thank you enough for the patience you've all shown, and the understanding that a few of you have shared with me. Warms my heart to think that there are people out there watching my content who truly appreciate not just the content, but the person behind, creating the content.

The moral support really does help, even if it's just a couple kind words.

So, thanks.

And as the Terminator said before: I will be back !!  (thumbs up, sinking into lava)