Hi, New Year’s Resolutions (NYRs). I wonder why we choose the start of a new year to resolve to accomplish something we have probably have been meaning to do for some time, but didn’t manage to get it done earlier. If the task was important, why didn’t we do it when we first thought about …
Hi, [Medical and Literary Updates: I’m still finding it difficult to focus for long periods of time, which makes the writing more difficult, of course. Some of it’s mental fuzziness, although most of that disappeared after I stopped taking pain medication, The rest of it is because of my daily routine now. One of the …
Hi, [Medical and Literary Updates: I’m finding it difficult to focus for long periods of time, which makes the writing more difficult, of course. Some of it’s mental fuzziness, although most of that disappeared after I stopped taking pain medication, The rest of it is because of my daily routine now. One of the things …
Hi, Medical Update: The ablation procedure (to take a final stab at curing my AFib) will take place on the 21st of this month (less than a week from now). I feel very safe in my doctor’s hands. This is a very common procedure and he’s done a ton of them. But on to the …
Hi, Medical and Literary Updates: There’s not much to report. My thumb surgery is healing nicely, but I still can’t use my (fairly large) mouse with that hand, so I’m left-handing it with a smaller mouse. I have done some more work on Flood and Fire, and written an exploratory opening (a small chapter) for …
Hi, Medical and Literary Updates: My hand is healing nicely, but it’s going to be stiff for months and the tendons on the dorsal side of the hand still ache after I’ve typed for a while. I am getting a little writing done, but I’m also taking an hour or so each day to learn …
Hi, Not much has changed since the last post. I’m still writing (slowly, but progressing). I’m still exercising my hand (I can touch my thumb to the tips of my forefinger and middle finger easily now, and can almost reach the side of my ring finger, nowhere close to my pinky. I’m still taking my …
Hi, Things are progressing, still slowly. I can type, but the tendons on the back of my right hand tighten up and start hurting within a few minutes, but I am continuing to work on the novella. I exercise the hand several times a day (mostly by clenching it into a fist and holding the …
Hi, Health Update: As usual, I’m writing this in bits and pieces. Wednesday, 11-13-2024. was the last day I was required to wear my splint 24 hours a day (except for showering). I took it off before I showered that morning, and will leave it off from now on, except for a while when I …
Hi, A couple of posts ago I promised to give you a more thorough accounting of what my surgery will entail. It is scheduled to happen tomorrow, so here’s what my basic symptoms are, and what I’ve been told will happen during and after the surgery. Symptoms: I was very flexible when I was younger. …