@shi@tech.lgbtedit: thanks for everyone who's helped, I'm actually really close to getting back to where I can start accepting paid work gigs again!
A dear friend set up a GoFundMe [www.gofundme.com] to help me replace my unexpectedly died motherboard (and the necessary components that I can't migrate from my current setup; CPU & RAM) so I could resume working.
After the generous support that helped me afford my new anti blood-clot meds (love them, had grapefruit for the first time in 20 years as new meds don't restrict diet) I was hesitant to ask for help, but realistically I'm stuck without help: I can't work w/o a working PC, and I can't fix PC w/o funds. So if you can, every little bit helps me get back to doing work to help make ends meet again.