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Hello friends,

I have been experiencing mysterious abdominal pain since January. I was told by my doctor that it was trapped gas. When probiotics, fiber, and an increase in my water intake didn’t solve the problem, I was told that it must be ovarian cysts. I had an external and internal ultrasound done. Everything came back textbook and normal and was told to try an easily digestible diet. My pain lessened but was still present. It didn’t matter what I ate, there was always pain afterwards. Sometimes it was so severe that my paranoia took over and I was convinced that my gut would burst at any given moment. While all of this was going on, I heard news about my estranged mother: She had recently had a colonoscopy and they found precancerous polyps. Her mother had died of colon cancer. I was 100% convinced at this point that it had to be my colon (This is where, for the sake of transparency, I admit that I am somewhat of a hypochondriac). I begged my doctor for a colonoscopy but she suggested that I continue with the probiotics and get serious about a bland diet. I had already eliminated gluten & dairy as a precaution. The bland diet put a tight restriction on what I could eat and I was basically living off of scrambled eggs, bananas, steamed vegetables, and low-fat yogurt. I’ve lost 16 lbs since all of this started; partly because of the change of diet and partly because I was so afraid of eating that I barely ate at all. She also suggested we do a CT scan.

My insurance denied the request for a CT scan.

So my doctor suggested that we do an abdominal ultrasound.

I cried during the ultrasound. The pressure of the wand was too much. I was in so much pain. Later that day, I got a call from my doctor. I had gallstones and my gallbladder needs to be surgically removed.

Although it is a fairly common and simple procedure, I will be out of work for a week. That paired with multiple copays, diagnosis and procedure bills for what my insurance wouldn’t cover, and the fact that I missed so much work because of the pain and the appointments, I am incredibly financially insecure. So much so, that I don’t even have enough to pay for my surgical consultation co-pay as well as this month’s insurance bill.

I am coming to you, desperate, for help. I am selling these original paintings to help with my medical bills. Please help if you can. Even just reblogging this is a huge help.

If you are interested in any of these pieces, they’re available here.

Thank you for your time and have a beautiful day.

<3 Ambird

If you want to help out financially without dropping a lot of cash on an original painting, you can donate any amount to www.PayPal.me/ambird

If you include your address, you’ll get a special thank you in the mail 💖

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Oh my goodness <3

Hi guys, it’s been a while… and that’s because I’ve been focusing all of my spare energy on this little project, a 1:12 inch scale living room set, which is part of a larger project revolving around stop motion animation O.O

The idea for this started sometime last year when I was compelled to make a miniature sofa, which you can see in detail here. Then this January, I took a couple days off to make a bookshelf to go with the sofa, and decided then and there that I needed a whole living room set. I also thought it might be efficient (a weird concept in regards to art and slow craft…) to combine it with my dream of making some quality stop motion animation, and thus this mini living room was born.

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Hey Melbourne folks! I'm manning @miscmelbourne today, come by and take a look at all the lovely things if you're close by! (Or just come and visit meeee!!! I can make you tea! ☕️❤️) #misc #miscmelbourne #shoplocal #art #design #australianmade #westsidecool #hannakin (at Misc.)

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Tell me the mysteries of the universe, little one... #hannakin #handsewn #artdoll #eyesofeternalvision

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Home alone. A fear submitted by Amanda to Deep Dark Fears - thanks! The new Deep Dark Fears book is available now, with fifty unpublished comics and fifty favorites! You can find it at Amazon, B&N, IndieBound, iBooks, Google Books, your local bookstore, and wherever books are sold! For those of you outside the US, bookdepository.com is offering free worldwide shipping!

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Enjoyable pastel palette 🐟🐷🐬 #hannakin #handsewn #artdoll #embroidery (at Misc.)

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View today working from the shop @miscmelbourne .. Fun to create while I watch the world go by! #misc #miscmelbourne #hannakin #handmade #handsewn #create #design #art #westsidecool #sewing #craft (at Misc.)

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Possibly just the cutest little nut-bob you ever did see! 🌰🌿 #hannakin #handmade #handsewn #woolfelt #felt #craft #stitch #embroidery

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Day 29, final day of the Satellite Soda February Daily Draw, I did it!! Here is a shiny gouache version of a dude I did in my sketchbook a few weeks back to end the challenge! #DailyDraw #satellitesoda #februarydailydraw #hannakin #gouache #spaceman #illustration