sad to hear about your situation. I would wish that my upvote would help you more...Hopefully 2025 will be a good year for us all. Right now I am also contemplating on taking a big challenge- becoming a digital artist. Initially it would cost a lot of money for buying a tablet and software. Also I would need time to adjust to this change...But in exchange I would no longer need to buy art supplies or worry about losing/ damaging my pieces while sending them.
That is a big step! Have you played around with any tablets yet?
No so far I don't think that I have ever touched a tablet.