Okay. So. I was diagnosed with early stage uterine cancer.
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Okay. So. I was diagnosed with early stage uterine cancer. It requires an immediate hysterectomy. However. I had to postpone because finances will not allow me to rest, and layoffs are happening at my music label.
As usual, I refuse to ask for help. It feels horrible. But so many of you have offered.
So. If you’d like to donate to “Project Hysterectomy: Yeet that Uterus and Heal 2026,” I’d be grateful.
PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/ErickaSimone
Venmo: https://venmo.com/u/ErickaSimone
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Okay. So. I was diagnosed with early stage uterine cancer. It requires an immediate hysterectomy. However. I had to postpone because finances will not allow me to rest, and layoffs are happening at my music label.
As usual, I refuse to ask for help. It feels horrible. But so many of you have offered.
So. If you’d like to donate to “Project Hysterectomy: Yeet that Uterus and Heal 2026,” I’d be grateful.
PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/ErickaSimone
Venmo: https://venmo.com/u/ErickaSimone
CA: https://cash.app/$ErickaSimoneI don’t like asking for help. It feels like digital panhandling, and with all the scammers out there, I don’t want people to think I’m one of THOSE. But this is one of those situations where… I’m kinda literally facing death. Alone. It’s been daunting.
I will not ask for a set amount. You just send whatever and I will immediately pay all bills.
Oh. Side note. I’ll be happy to provide proof of everything, and receipts for all bills if you’d like. 100% financial transparency and responsibility.
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I don’t like asking for help. It feels like digital panhandling, and with all the scammers out there, I don’t want people to think I’m one of THOSE. But this is one of those situations where… I’m kinda literally facing death. Alone. It’s been daunting.
I will not ask for a set amount. You just send whatever and I will immediately pay all bills.
Oh. Side note. I’ll be happy to provide proof of everything, and receipts for all bills if you’d like. 100% financial transparency and responsibility.
If anything… I’ll just take a hug. If you can’t donate right now, a simple hug and maybe a link to your favorite album so I can listen to it (bonus if it’s Apple, tidal or bandcamp music)… that’s really all I need. Music and a hug and your support.
Thank you guys.
Ima go cry in a dark room for a while and then go figure this out.
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Okay. So. I was diagnosed with early stage uterine cancer. It requires an immediate hysterectomy. However. I had to postpone because finances will not allow me to rest, and layoffs are happening at my music label.
As usual, I refuse to ask for help. It feels horrible. But so many of you have offered.
So. If you’d like to donate to “Project Hysterectomy: Yeet that Uterus and Heal 2026,” I’d be grateful.
PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/ErickaSimone
Venmo: https://venmo.com/u/ErickaSimone
CA: https://cash.app/$ErickaSimone
I think everyone who knows who you are understands that this is not panhandling. The most important thing is for you to be able to get treatment and recover and not delay at all. This is what human societies are meant to be
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Okay. So. I was diagnosed with early stage uterine cancer. It requires an immediate hysterectomy. However. I had to postpone because finances will not allow me to rest, and layoffs are happening at my music label.
As usual, I refuse to ask for help. It feels horrible. But so many of you have offered.
So. If you’d like to donate to “Project Hysterectomy: Yeet that Uterus and Heal 2026,” I’d be grateful.
PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/ErickaSimone
Venmo: https://venmo.com/u/ErickaSimone
CA: https://cash.app/$ErickaSimone@ErickaSimone I am so sorry
this must be a lot to go through. Sending big hugs and deep breaths your way. -
If anything… I’ll just take a hug. If you can’t donate right now, a simple hug and maybe a link to your favorite album so I can listen to it (bonus if it’s Apple, tidal or bandcamp music)… that’s really all I need. Music and a hug and your support.
Thank you guys.
Ima go cry in a dark room for a while and then go figure this out.
@ErickaSimone HUGS. 🫂 I’m so sorry and I hope you will find support with us. I would not want you to go through that alone. I will boost any need for finances. Don’t feel bad about that. It’s not you, it’s a fucked up system. Sending love and good music.
One of my most favorite albums
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If anything… I’ll just take a hug. If you can’t donate right now, a simple hug and maybe a link to your favorite album so I can listen to it (bonus if it’s Apple, tidal or bandcamp music)… that’s really all I need. Music and a hug and your support.
Thank you guys.
Ima go cry in a dark room for a while and then go figure this out.
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Okay. So. I was diagnosed with early stage uterine cancer. It requires an immediate hysterectomy. However. I had to postpone because finances will not allow me to rest, and layoffs are happening at my music label.
As usual, I refuse to ask for help. It feels horrible. But so many of you have offered.
So. If you’d like to donate to “Project Hysterectomy: Yeet that Uterus and Heal 2026,” I’d be grateful.
PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/ErickaSimone
Venmo: https://venmo.com/u/ErickaSimone
CA: https://cash.app/$ErickaSimone -
Okay. So. I was diagnosed with early stage uterine cancer. It requires an immediate hysterectomy. However. I had to postpone because finances will not allow me to rest, and layoffs are happening at my music label.
As usual, I refuse to ask for help. It feels horrible. But so many of you have offered.
So. If you’d like to donate to “Project Hysterectomy: Yeet that Uterus and Heal 2026,” I’d be grateful.
PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/ErickaSimone
Venmo: https://venmo.com/u/ErickaSimone
CA: https://cash.app/$ErickaSimone@ErickaSimone 🫂🫂🫂 thankful it is early stage, sorry for the diagnosis though.
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Okay. So. I was diagnosed with early stage uterine cancer. It requires an immediate hysterectomy. However. I had to postpone because finances will not allow me to rest, and layoffs are happening at my music label.
As usual, I refuse to ask for help. It feels horrible. But so many of you have offered.
So. If you’d like to donate to “Project Hysterectomy: Yeet that Uterus and Heal 2026,” I’d be grateful.
PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/ErickaSimone
Venmo: https://venmo.com/u/ErickaSimone
CA: https://cash.app/$ErickaSimoneFor my international friends or for people who hate PayPal/Venmo, I do have Revolut and Wise:
Revolut: https://revolut.me/erickasimone
Wise: https://wise.com/pay/me/erickasimonewThanks for asking, sorry I didn’t provide that initially.
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@PhilWill yessss awesome albums. Thanks Phil.
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@lulawitzescher bandcamp. Bonus points for you.
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@ErickaSimone 🫂🫂🫂 thankful it is early stage, sorry for the diagnosis though.
@apriloq super early, hopefully super beatable. We’ll see after they yeet the Ute. lmao.
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For my international friends or for people who hate PayPal/Venmo, I do have Revolut and Wise:
Revolut: https://revolut.me/erickasimone
Wise: https://wise.com/pay/me/erickasimonewThanks for asking, sorry I didn’t provide that initially.
@ErickaSimone 🫂
I first saw Joe Alterman play when he opened for Ramsey Lewis in NYC (Blue Note, maybe?). It was so long ago he was still a student and his mom was at the show
Years later, I got to see Houston Person at the Jazz Loft in Stony Brook 
Haven't seen them perform together, but maybe someday!
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Okay. So. I was diagnosed with early stage uterine cancer. It requires an immediate hysterectomy. However. I had to postpone because finances will not allow me to rest, and layoffs are happening at my music label.
As usual, I refuse to ask for help. It feels horrible. But so many of you have offered.
So. If you’d like to donate to “Project Hysterectomy: Yeet that Uterus and Heal 2026,” I’d be grateful.
PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/ErickaSimone
Venmo: https://venmo.com/u/ErickaSimone
CA: https://cash.app/$ErickaSimone@ErickaSimone done. Wish I could do more. 🫂🫂🫂
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If anything… I’ll just take a hug. If you can’t donate right now, a simple hug and maybe a link to your favorite album so I can listen to it (bonus if it’s Apple, tidal or bandcamp music)… that’s really all I need. Music and a hug and your support.
Thank you guys.
Ima go cry in a dark room for a while and then go figure this out.
@ErickaSimone HUG.
I have a lot of favorite albums, and I don't know what kind of music you like. But this one popped into my head immediately because it got me through a really dark time. Most of the songs tell some kind of fantastic story. (Head's up: There's an artistically long loud sound at the end of track 12 if you want to skip that. Just the sound. The track is great.)
Wishing you financial stability and a speedy recovery.
https://music.apple.com/us/album/sol-deluxe-edition/1254645553
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If anything… I’ll just take a hug. If you can’t donate right now, a simple hug and maybe a link to your favorite album so I can listen to it (bonus if it’s Apple, tidal or bandcamp music)… that’s really all I need. Music and a hug and your support.
Thank you guys.
Ima go cry in a dark room for a while and then go figure this out.
@ErickaSimone Here's a {{{hug}}}, and a really good album: https://vanishagouldmusic.bandcamp.com/album/she-s-not-shiny-she-s-not-smooth (among other reasons to love it, a person who can make a love song out of a real estate listing has my rapt attention)
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@ErickaSimone HUG.
I have a lot of favorite albums, and I don't know what kind of music you like. But this one popped into my head immediately because it got me through a really dark time. Most of the songs tell some kind of fantastic story. (Head's up: There's an artistically long loud sound at the end of track 12 if you want to skip that. Just the sound. The track is great.)
Wishing you financial stability and a speedy recovery.
https://music.apple.com/us/album/sol-deluxe-edition/1254645553
@ErickaSimone And if that's not your thing, there's this classic, Without You I'm Nothing by Placebo. Always a mood. (I just love sharing music.)
https://music.apple.com/us/album/without-you-im-nothing/961067195
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If anything… I’ll just take a hug. If you can’t donate right now, a simple hug and maybe a link to your favorite album so I can listen to it (bonus if it’s Apple, tidal or bandcamp music)… that’s really all I need. Music and a hug and your support.
Thank you guys.
Ima go cry in a dark room for a while and then go figure this out.
@ErickaSimone
Something to scratch the brain:
https://agonyost.bandcamp.com/album/the-final-nail-in-the-coffinSomething to soothe the brain:
https://future80s.bandcamp.com/album/blue-sky-girlSomething to rock out to:
https://gotmilkblood.bandcamp.com/album/void-epI wish you the strength to heal.
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If anything… I’ll just take a hug. If you can’t donate right now, a simple hug and maybe a link to your favorite album so I can listen to it (bonus if it’s Apple, tidal or bandcamp music)… that’s really all I need. Music and a hug and your support.
Thank you guys.
Ima go cry in a dark room for a while and then go figure this out.
Here's some Bandcamp music to listen to:
https://meganlynch.bandcamp.com/
https://seafury.bandcamp.com/
https://etherdiver.bandcamp.com/They're all on the Fediverse people are are good folks.
