Important Update from the Physics Girl office

Hello Patrons!

This is Hope here, Dianna's trusty office and production assistant of a couple years (you may recognize me from my role as "timer" in the 20 experiments in 5 minutes video).

^that's me!

As you all may know from Dianna's social media, she was in Scotland recently when she got covid. What she hasn't shared TOO much about publicly, is that she is actually dealing with severe Long Covid. Some of you may have heard about this, or may be dealing with it yourself, but it is an intense condition that is in many ways like a fatigue disorder. It can cause general tiredness, "post-exertion malaise" (which makes people even more tired after feeling fine and being active), respiratory issues and neurological symptoms. I strongly recommend reading about it, especially if you or someone close to you has gotten covid and may be experiencing these issues.

For Dianna, it has meant extreme exhaustion, difficulty focusing, headaches, and severe post-exertion malaise. So, right now, she's focusing 100% on recovery. She has a physical therapist that has her resting a lot and safely retraining to get back to a healthy place. (She's also picked up some new, relaxing hobbies, like knitting. The last time we met, she didn't want to be on camera, but she wanted to share the fruits of her labor with you all --

This has meant that Dianna is taking a step back from making videos, and by extension, posting content and staying updated here on Patreon. Levi and I and the rest of the team are still posting a bit on socials, working on Physics Girl projects that don't require Dianna's full effort, and preparing content best we can so that when Dianna is ready to come back, the channel is ready for her. 

SO! What this means for you guys is that a lot of the perks, especially the livestreams and anything that requires Dianna's direct hands on, won't be possible for us to deliver on for at least this next month. And seeing as we're not going to be making videos, which is why most of you are here, Dianna wanted to offer for you all to pause your subscriptions until we resume operations. If Dianna's condition continues through October, we may automatically pause all payments for that month, but since September just began, we wanted update you all and offer refunds for this month. You can send a message through the Patreon app if you would like that, and I'll take care of that for you. 

For all of you that want to continue to support through Dianna's downtime, that is amazingly kind of you, and we appreciate you. I'm gonna be posting over the next few weeks some fun things to keep this community alive in Dianna's absence, and I even have some goodies to give to you guys, but it really can't make up for the presence of the physics girl herself, so please don't feel pressured to stay. 

I'll also be monitoring the Patreon messages for the next month, so if you have any questions, you can ask those there, or in the comments below. 

Dianna feels terrible about not being able to deliver on the support that you all have been giving her, but I'm sure many of you feel the same way that I do, which is that I just hope she feels better soon, and I'm excited to work on and see the videos that she makes when she's healthy and ready to come back. I am sorry for inconvenience in the payments for this month, though, so whatever I can do to make that right for you, please let me know. 

Thank you all for your support here on Patreon, and don't hesitate to reach out with any questions, comments, or concerns.

-- Hope