[ The below is a cross-post of an article that I published on my blog
at Software Freedom Conservancy. ]
Our member project representatives and others who collaborate with
SFC on projects
know that I've been on part-time medical leave this year. As I recently announced publicly on the Fediverse, I was diagnosed in March 2025 with early-stage Type
2 Diabetes. I had no idea that that the diagnosis would become a
software freedom and users' rights endeavor.
After the diagnosis, my doctor suggested immediately that I see the diabetes nurse-practitioner
specialist in their practice. It took some time get an appointment with him,
so I saw him first in mid-April 2025.