Please help

You may have seen the collection of links on the sidebar of this blog having to do with webcomics. I love reading webcomics, partly because I want to make one when I grow up, and partly because there is such a sense of community involved. I mention this because the person who draws Planet Karen, a young woman who lives in England, recently had her entire apartment building burn down. She has been able to salvage almost nothing. She ran out with her shoes and a coat, and that's about all she has. It seems odd, but I feel like I know Karen. Her comic is a diary comic, meaning she doesn't write about fictionalized characters, she writes about her own life. I have watched her go through learning she has diabetes, battling depression, fighting loneliness, and somehow she always manages to find witty and insightful things to say about what happens to her. But this time, she doesn't just need readership. She needs help. I am going to spare what I can and use the donation button on her webpage for the first time ever. "Donating the price of a pair of socks buys me a pair of socks," she said. "The price of a can opener buys me a can opener." I don't know how many of you who read this blog click on any of my links, but if you have a few spare minutes, please click on the link to Planet Karen. I'm not asking you to donate. I know I would feel weird giving money to a stranger, but like I said, I feel like I know her. I've read her comic every day for years. I just wanted to get the word out. It's about all I can do.