Crowdfunding: Connecting Creators and Patrons

On Tuesday James got signed off for two weeks, given a new batch of antibiotics, and had some blood taken for tests. So far the antiobiotics don't seem to have done much, but I didn't really expect them to, because the last lot didn't work. He still has another couple of days to go, so I'm still hoping. The blood test results all came back clear, apart from the virals which we're still waiting for, so the next step is a urologist as he's already had a clear ultrasound. Not knowing what's causing the problem is the hardest part, especially as he's still in massive amounts of pain.

So that means we still don't really know how much time James is going to end up needing off. This week he'll be using his week of work sick pay, which means the rest of the time we'll be getting Statutory Sick Pay (if he's eligible), and any donations I can get will really help with paying the rent and buying groceries. One of the things I didn't mention is that I have a simple system set up for sponsoring a collection that I hope is useful and I'd love to get some interest in story bundles.

This isn't something I ever thought I'd have to do, but I find myself in a position where I need to desperately ask the crowdfunding community for help. Due to some medical issues it's looking more and more like James is going to have to take some time off work. As he's only been with his current job for just over a year he'll only get a weeks worth of their sick pay and Statutory Sick Pay isn't even going to cover our rent. So what I need is some money desperately in order to help cover the rent, buy groceries, and get James fuel so he can go back to work when he's feeling better.

At the moment we don't know what's wrong. It could be something simple to fix, but he's still going to need to take time off. He's had this problem for just over a month now, and the first attempt at sorting the problem with antibiotics didn't work, but that hasn't stopped him from going to work. Unfortunately it does seem like his stubborness may have affected him, because it seems like the pain he's suffering from is getting worse. It's possible, depending on what is actually wrong, that he might need surgery and if he does it seems like, due to where it will be, that he's going to be off work for a while if it does come to that.

If you have some money you can stick in my tip jar at kajoneswriting.co.uk it really would help a lot. My aim is to cover half the rent, which is £180, and be able to buy food for a month, which is around £70, for at least the next couple of months, so I'll update my income tracker to show what I need. At the moment anything will help, even if it's just signal boosting my plea for help.

Every donator will, of course, receive their perk and I have site perks that will equal more published words at my site. There are all sorts of things you can get, from character adoptions to the newly created story bundles, as I love experimenting with crowdfunding, so check it out and it's always possible to send me an email (k_a_jones at live.co.uk) if you need more information.