Edit: Update 10/14/2022
While there is nothing really specific to report currently, I just want to say that his situation in general has become greatly worse since this thread was originally made. As time has gone on, the amount of time he has to work keeps shrinking and dwindling away, as the amount of time and attention needed for her care keeps increasing. While he was able to scrape together enough money to replace his AC, in large part due to this generous and helpful community, life still continues its unrelenting assault on his and just won't let him catch a break...
So any assistance that can still be rendered would be greatly appreciated, and could mean the world to them, perhaps even allow him to have a more restful night's sleep.
New/ Update post 5/22/2022:
I hate to have to beg again, but Meso once again needs help. This time with replacing his rooftop AC unit as he lives out in Arizona. He posted his story here: https://fractalsoftworks.com/forum/index.php?topic=19739.msg366013#msg366013
Again, all the links are current and validUpdate: Resolved
Original Post:
Hey everyone, I'm posting here today to ask for some help. Not for me, but for a good friend and mod author of
Tiandong Heavy Industries MesoTroniK
Meso has fallen on hard times both financially and mentally this last year and a half. And while I know the last year has been hard for most people, it hit Meso extra hard.
-There was a car accident which totaled the car.
--Accident scammers tried to take advantage of the situation, lying about what happened even though it flies in the face of the police report and this was happening for the better part of a year.
-Covid, and the associated lockdown, has disrupted both his work and his life. Especially with the lack of transportation.
However the biggest issue is that late 2019 his senior mother began degrading in both mental and physical health rapidly. This is made worse by the fact that she needs around the clock care due to her having
Lewy Body Dementia, which is similar to Alzheimers in many ways but much worse in others. Said care and supervision is consuming nearly all of his life. This is due to the fact that she can do something like go to try and cook something and end up leaving the gas on. And yes, this did happen multiple times in fact, and so much more that won't be mentioned for they are gross and gruesome and is best left to the imagination... All of this care and supervision is stressing him out and preventing him from working nearly as much as he needs to and wishes to, though thankfully he works from home. But now his bills are piling up and he is in significant financial trouble. As in possibly losing the house levels of trouble.
So here I am asking people here if they could please give what they can to Meso.
Yes the link is legit even though it is using a shortener. It was needed as otherwise the link is a giant mess. It was taken directly from his THI page.
This money will go towards paying off bills, both current and future, along with "senior proofing" the house and just help him take care of her in general.
If you want to help Meso over a longer period of time or you want an alternative way to donate to him, he has a patreon here:
https://www.patreon.com/mesotronikI am also trying to help him in find more remote work that he can do and help bring in a more steady flow of cash. So that hopefully, eventually, he can get back to a more normal life. Currently he works freelance right now and was already hurting before his mom ended up in this situation. If you have a tip, or have work needed or know someone who does, please either leave it here or email Meso at mesotronik[at]gmail.com (Email preferably)
His skills are primarily sound and music design along with software, especially games and playtesting, QA (Front end and unit testing).
A link to his soundcloud
More info on his sound commissions:
http://fractalsoftworks.com/forum/index.php?topic=18116.0Before anyone asks, yes I already have Alex's permission as I talked with him about this, in depth, over several days.
As for Meso's permission to post all of this: We talked about doing something like a GoFundMe in the past if it ever got really bad, but at that moment it wasn't
THAT bad yet. Sadly it is now, which is why I'm here. I also know he is too proud to ask for help and I know this kind of thing would be super stressful for him, so I'm doing this for him in order to help him out as much as I can and as a surprise to him even. One that I am not even sure 100% how he will react to it, but I know he will trust in me and that it was for the right reasons. He is always the sort to just sort of... Stick it through, and power through tough times. But at this moment, it may truly no longer be possible for him no matter how much effort he puts into it.
Why this post and not a GoFundMe? Because most fail and GoFundMe is meant more for "viral fund raising". However, most people that know Meso are either here or on the Unofficial Discord server so a GoFundMe doesn't make sense in the long run. And those who know him well know how much he has put into the Starsector community... Often to the point of his own detriment.
