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Can We Help Larime and Sylv Dig Out of the Hole?

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Some of you may know long-time friend of the blog, Larime, from his pet portraits.

Larime & Sylv have been going through a tough time from late last year to now. The great news is that Sylv is out the hospital after her surgery and recuperating back at home.

As a quad, Larime can’t go completely on his own, and they burned through about $4k in that month paying for aid care, deliveries for every meal and necessity, and even with that, Larime didn’t get the level of care he needed.

Hello all – earlier this week ruemara put up a thread talking about Larime and his spouse Sylv, and the difficulties they are going through.

Larime has been a friend of the blog for as long as I can remember, and they have just gone through the absolute worst months that I can recall.  Despite all of that, he has remained a good man, always working towards making his own way.

He produces quality artwork, even as he faces numerous challenges, including the Las Vegas bureaucracy, fickle landlords, and unpredictable health crises.

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All of this was exacerbated by the pandemic.  And then by one health issue after another.

The great news is two-fold. Sylv is out the hospital after her surgery and recuperating back at home. And Larime wrote a kick-ass comic book – Sex on Wheels.  WaterGirl tells me she can only get to the Larime’s website using Chrome, because it doesn’t load in Safari.  So if you’re interested in getting to the website, and it doesn’t work in your browser, try another browser!

So the good news is that Sylv is back home, but the bad news is that they in a big hole financially.  In Larime’s own words:

Now we’re just trying to recover and rebuild. Sylv isn’t able to help me load up and unload all my gear I need to go draw caricatures on the Strip, my normal gig I support us with. We burned through everything we had getting to this point, and without regular work, we’re in a bad spot. Anything and everything is appreciated.

I personally have had enough sitting on the sidelines and would like to try to help Larime and Sylv dig out of the hole and even get a little bit ahead – to provide them with some cushion so that it feels like they are moving forward rather than just treading water.

What we’d like to do is raise enough money to cover rent, utilities and prescriptions to get Larime & Sylv through March and April, until caricature work starts to pick up in May, and to raise enough to pay for 8 months of rent in advance so they have some stability in case things start to go wonky again.  If we can raise $15,000, we can help get them to solid ground.

So we created this GoFundMe with a starting goal of $15,000.  If you are in a position to be able to help, I hope you can join to help get Larime and Sylv out of a bad spot.

Additionally, I would highly recommend, if you are in the market, to commission some of his work.  l personally will be having a portrait of Thurston Howell made.  You can see some of of his artwork at the Sex on Wheels link above.

Thank you all in advance.

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52Comments

  1. 1.

    J R in WV

    First? The Sendowl site worked OK for me on Firefox. Current release running on a Linux laptop

    ETA: I’m taking a lot of new meds for the new symptoms from a new problem, and I’m having a lot of trouble typing — I suspect this is just the beginning, also, too.

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    pika

    Donated! And will be commissioning a pet portrait for a friend–what beautiful work!

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    CaseyL

    I donated earlier, but am happy you’ve also put up a GoFundMe.  Hard times are hard, but when they come in one wave after another, it’s so damned hard to dig out.

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    Joy in FL

    I’m very glad to help.

    I’m glad you made the GFM with a serious amount of money. Larime & Sylv deserve some stability, and this is a great way to do that.

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    la caterina

    I’m in for $100.  Larime & Sylv deserve some breathing room!  Thanks for bringing them to our attention, Cole.

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    WaterGirl

    @Joy in FL: When you’re living on the edge, it doesn’t take a big gust of wind to throw you off course.

    Some stability for them to catch their collective breath will be very welcome, if we can swing it.

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    Joy in FL

    @WaterGirl: Absolutely. I’ve had that experience, or close enough to it. Where I can help, I am determined to. I’m pleased to be a jackal at a blog where we make good differences.

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    Gin & Tonic

    I rarely donate to anything not in Ukraine these days, but Cole is persuasive, so I’m in. Hope life turns around for them.

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    Leslie

    I chipped in the other day, and will do so again next week if this is still running. The store opens in Safari on my iPad, but I don’t see a contact form or email to ask about commissioning work. Is it there and I missed it?

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    RaflW

    Thanks for setting up a GFM. I’d seen the thread the other day, but when it comes to cash apps, I’m an absolute troglodyte. Best wishes to Larime & Sylv.

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    SiubhanDuinne

    Thank you, John — and Ruemara! Just sent a small donation. Hope it helps Sylv and Larime. All best to them both.

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    sab

    Sent  a small contribution. Will send more later. I would like to commission something but they seem to be overwhelmed by life events so I will wait on that

    ETA Very specific commission I want. I like the art. It’s not charity. Just waiting for artist to have time and breathing room.

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    BeautifulPlumage

    Donated.

    I’ve described my recent woes but they don’t include financial pressures like this. Best wishes for them!

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    Betsy

    It’s good to feel slightly useful today by helping out.  Best wishes to larime and Sylv as they chart a course forward.  It sure doesn’t sound easy and they (you) deserve a break.

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    Larime

    Thank you all SO MUCH! Big or small, even just the kind words, it all means the world right now. We have no family, it’s usually just us two little disabled people against the world, but right now we feel like we are legion thanks to you. We appreciate each and every one of you!

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    Odie Hugh Manatee

    I found a hunnert clams to spare and tossed them in the pot. Good luck and may your futures be brighter! :)

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    LifeInTheBonusRound

    @Larime: I’m pretty sure Cole and us Jackals have your back. I’m going to order a portrait, but if you don’t have the bandwidth I understand. So you can get it to me a year from now when things have balanced and improved.

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    MazeDancer

    Encourage everyone to read the extended version of Cole’s remarks at the GFM page.

    For just one month, when Sylv couldn’t be there, Larime had to spend 4K on caretakers. Plus medical bills. That kind of expenditure is rough.

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    la caterina

    @Larime: As Betsy said, it feels good to be useful.  Thanks for the gift of allowing me to be useful!  Better days ahead for you and Sylv.

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    Leslie

    @Larime: If you see this, what’s the best way to contact you about a commission? I didn’t see a link at the store.

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    thruppence

    I’m in. We may not be the Rohirrim, but when needed, jackals answer the call…

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    Rose Weiss

    I’m lucky enough to have a bit to spare, and glad I can share. Thanks for your generous heart, John.

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    Another Scott

    Thanks for lettings us know, ruemara and John.  Best of luck to Laramie and Sylv.

    Donated.

    Cheers,
    Scott.

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    Seefleur

    Shared my small bit – and again, the jackaltariat are mensches of the highest order. Carry on!

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    Nancy

    I chipped in. I also decided that my son would love to have a hand drawn portrait of his mother for a good cause. (He said he would).

    Larime made the process easy. I’m looking forward to seeing the portrait.

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