12 July 2020 — 1930 mdt

This month could be the last month

Flathead Memo’s uncertain future

Flathead Memo’s independence derives from independent funding; my funding. Fortunately, the cost of keeping Flathead Memo on the internet has not been burdensome — until now. What has changed? My medical expenses. Although Medicare covers kidney dialysis, it does not cover all the expenses of surviving kidney failure. Those extra expenses come out of my pocket, the same pocket that supplies the funding for Flathead Memo. That pocket is almost empty. What’s left in it must pay for medical and associated necessities, not the server hosting fees due at the end of July. Therefore, it is increasingly likely that Flathead Memo will disappear in approximately two weeks, and that resurrecting the website may not be possible. — James Conner