I got to be honest, it's unfortunate, but my sympathy has run dry. If that has been the case since 2021 why were all those post in the past about something totally different, aka the break in. Health issues that cause them to be unable to work are MUCH more reasonable to share and people will understand.
So at this point, these are just excuses this person is finding so people won't get angry. It works because people are usually not smart with their money and think everyone is trustworthy. I think the issue here is the developer just doesn't have a good work ethic
All in all, do get better, but you should have been more honest from the start, people are ok with whatever happens as long as you communicate and are honest. However, what I hate is those that don't bother communicating until the last minute, it just shows me that the person doesn't give a crap about the other people they should have been communicating with...
One studio literally was honest and said they have to drop their game because people just got busy lives with college and finding jobs and personal lives. However, they suddenly popped up several months ago saying they are ready to work on the game again. That's what being honest and communicating looks like.
Hope you read this and understand that in business you need to be honest and able to communicate no matter what. I still wish success on this project because people are looking forward to it.