hey, y'all. it's your pal Cic. Ciciley Hoffman if we haven't been properly introduced, i'm a costume designer for film and tv (492), a wardrobe stylist, and a cat lady.

i also have a 20 by 21 cm mass in my abdomen- that's around 8 by 8 inches for you metric haters, or just about a pee wee football for you visual learners.

they don't know what it is yet, and won't until it comes out. they think it's from one of my ovaries, and while the size is concerning, my bloodwork has been encouraging. i'm meeting with an obgyn oncologist to do the surgery so that in case it's big bad, i'm already under her care.

so, yeah, i need this big bitch out of my body and that's what i'd like for my birthday this year. i won't be able to work for a while, obviously, and we have some house repairs on deck, kitty mouths to feed, etc. we will need some support. if you're able, i deeply appreciate help and shares.

also, i've named the mass "John Hurt" after the actor in Alien who has the chestburster, and later reprised the role in Space Balls with the chestburster doing the Hello, My Baby shtick. while this is very much not a joke and quite serious, i've got to have a sense of humor about it, so feel free to make cracks.

love y'all, mean it.