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vow of silence
I'm determined to lick this voice trouble. It's gone on far too long. The doctor says there's a viral infection that's gone to the vocal chords and all I can really do to help is to drink plenty of fluid and avoid talking.
I've been doing that pretty much anyway, but I've not made enough progress. Even just talking/whispering a little bit, I find I'm getting a burning sensation in the chest.
I've decided the best thing is to give the system the best possible rest and give up talking totally for a few days. So, it's been back to writing on scrap paper and using loads of sign language for the last few days. I've been a bit wobbly as well, so I'm guessing the virus returned to the rest of me a little bit.
I'll have to make a decision tomorrow afternoon as to whether I do a math lesson or not. I cancelled them all last week as the voice was so bad. (Oh, another pupil phoned to say she'd got a 'B', which is the highest you can get on the Intermediate paper.)
It gets a bit boring when you can't talk and you can only read/type so much before the shoulder goes, but on the other hand, I've been feeling a bit wobbly, so I've slept a fair bit.
I think I'm gaining ground overall, the chest pain has eased off a bit, but I don't want to risk undoing what ground I've managed to gain, so it's going to be silence for most of tomorrow and absolutely no phone calls (they're the worst as I have to talk louder on the phone, apart from a few select friends who are used to coping with clanger conversations.)
I've been doing that pretty much anyway, but I've not made enough progress. Even just talking/whispering a little bit, I find I'm getting a burning sensation in the chest.
I've decided the best thing is to give the system the best possible rest and give up talking totally for a few days. So, it's been back to writing on scrap paper and using loads of sign language for the last few days. I've been a bit wobbly as well, so I'm guessing the virus returned to the rest of me a little bit.
I'll have to make a decision tomorrow afternoon as to whether I do a math lesson or not. I cancelled them all last week as the voice was so bad. (Oh, another pupil phoned to say she'd got a 'B', which is the highest you can get on the Intermediate paper.)
It gets a bit boring when you can't talk and you can only read/type so much before the shoulder goes, but on the other hand, I've been feeling a bit wobbly, so I've slept a fair bit.
I think I'm gaining ground overall, the chest pain has eased off a bit, but I don't want to risk undoing what ground I've managed to gain, so it's going to be silence for most of tomorrow and absolutely no phone calls (they're the worst as I have to talk louder on the phone, apart from a few select friends who are used to coping with clanger conversations.)
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Well, I have to write a presentation on an environmental topic, so you get to listen to me burbling about identification of dust fallout for 20 minutes at some point later this week. Before which, I will be too busy writing the thing to do much tempting you into talking.
You will *not* be doing any further plot noodling while I'm there. It's not worth risking losing your voice for months. I remember the last time that happened. :-(
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I'm more than happy to listen to any environmental presentation and wave evil notes at you where I think it needs tarting up.
I'll have to teach you how to read finger-spelling.
The really annoying thing is that the plot is starting to take on a new shape to suit the re-written characters, but it's developing faster than I can type it.