I never thought I'd have to make one of these, but I'm genuinely really struggling financially right now and will swallow my pride about asking for help.
As some of you may know, the NHS has been slowly gutted by the Tories, meaning that medical interventions which were formerly free/low cost and readily available are no longer available. As a result I'm having to pay £250 out of pocket for a mouth guard to protect my teeth from tooth grinding. I fell out of the NHS system a while ago when I became estranged, so have to go private.
I suffer from a tight tempomandibular joint (the muscles in my jaw) which causes teeth grinding (bruxism) at night. Stress and anxiety also worsen this. It's gotten to the point where it can hurt to talk or eat and the tooth grinding triggers my migraines due to the pressure caused by my jaw. My gums are also very sensitive and thin due to another medical condition and the grinding is making my teeth loose and gums bleed. I have no other option other than getting a mouth guard fitted - the cheapest option of which is £250.
So I'm creating a $1 Patreon tier for anyone who can spare it to help me cover the cost of my mouth guard. If you do donate, I really, really cannot thank you enough - losing my teeth is one of my biggest fears and I need to prevent that from happening, so thank you again if you can spare anything! If you would prefer, I also have tumblr tips enabled. If you cannot donate, please consider reblogging!
Diolch mawr for reading and thank you so much to everyone who has supported me - now or in the past.
Mis Tachwedd Hapus pawb! I am happy to announce the publication of one of my next dissertation chapters on the Association of Celtic Students blog here:
This is my fourth dissertation chapter (the third will be released on my patreon next month) and focuses on the development of Welsh-language LGBTQ+ terminology during the AIDS crisis in the United Kingdom.
Feel free to contact me if you have any questions - either on here or at llyfrenfys@gmail.com.
work has been hell and I'm so exhausted also the issue with my vision is back again even though I've been doing like everything the doctors say to the best of my ability but once again I'm in an eyepatch.
I still need help so bad but I literally like fall asleep after I get home bc all my levels are hell and I'm so fatigued and I don't even have the energy to make another well thought out long post just please keep helping me if you can I'm a chronically ill black lesbian with my trans gf. We need help. I'm tired.
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About me: 23 yo trans man doing a postgraduate Mphil in Celtic Studies at Aberystwyth University - also writing an LGBTQ+ Welsh dictionary (see: @llyfrenfys sideblog)
Asks:
Asks welcome about my hobbies, interests and projects. Also in general (within reason).
Interests:
Linguistics, history, politics, Celtic Studies, language learning, watercolour painting, leathercraft, crochet, reenactment, sketching, steampunk, darksynth, retrowave, synth-goth, punk, prog rock, Muse, The Clash, dinosaurs, human prehistory gay and trans history.
Projects:
- Prosiect Llyfr Enfys (Welsh LGBTQ+ Dictionary) see: @llyfrenfys
- Postgraduate degree
Publications:
- Hanes LHDT+ Cymru blogs
- Celtic Students blog
Sideblogs:
- @llyfrau-enfys (main)
- @llyfrenfys (primary project blog)
- @siarad-mewn-tafodau (personal interests blog)
Other social media:
- Instagram: @llyfr_enfys
- Mastodon: @llyfraublaidd@toot.wales
i wish i was a cishet guy so that i could start a podcast and go to the gym and allow that to fulfill me spiritually. but instead i have these visions
Noswaith dda! I'm still taking a break from most work on Llyfr Enfys for the remainder of the month due to health issues - but I've teamed up with The GNC Network to publish another chapter from my dissertation on their carrd (link in their Instagram bio @transgnc_network_official). Big diolch to The GNC Network for publishing this next chapter. I hope you all enjoy it.
If you haven't seen, I'm offering a $1 tier on my Patreon (link in my bio) to help support me with dental care costs (see last post). So if you enjoy my work, please consider donating so I can afford to keep my teeth!
Happy reading pawb!
aderyn-marw for now - might change it again, we'll see
Gonna change my url since it's too similar to my sideblog's url and it can be confusing
I'm publishing my first poetry chapbook, Poems for Justice!
I've been writing poetry in the English langauge since I was in high school. As of late, I have begun writing my first Welsh langauge poetry as well. This bilingual chapbook is the result!
Available in my online shop for £2.50 (link in bio)
There are four poems in this small chapbook, which is published on white paper (eight pages, two Welsh poems and two English poems)
Every sale helps me to live and create - thank you to anyone who buys my art, poems and academic work!
Dw i'n cyhoeddi fy nghydymaith barddoniaeth gyntaf, Cerddi Cyfiawnder!
Dw i wedi bod yn sgwennu barddoniaeth yn yr iaith Saesneg ers ysgol uwchradd. Yn ddiweddar, dw i wedi bod yn sgwennu fy marddoniaeth gyntaf yn yr iaith Gymraeg hefyd. Y cydymaith dwyieithog hwn yw'r canlyniad!
Ar gael yn fy siop ar-lein am £2.50 (dolen yn fy mhio)
Mae pedair cerdd yn y cydymaith bach hwn, a gyhoeddir ar bapur gwyn (wyth tudalen, dwy gerdd Cymraeg a dwy gerdd Saesneg)
Mae pob gwerthiant yn fy helpu i fyw a chreu - diolch i unrhyw un sy'n prynu fy nghelf, cerddi a gwaith academaidd!
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