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Misc doom and gloom
Came close to my worst nightmare today and still don't know if I'll successfully
avoid it.
There are times when my voice goes. I've had the problem for 15 years or so and
it doesn't happen nearly as often as it used to, but my work is triggering it
too often of recent. Lots of talking is a bad idea. I try to limit to two days
a week, but things throw that out on occasion (I was asked to fill in at short
notice) - and now I'm having to cancel work because I can't talk at all. C'est
la vie.
There are times when my neck/shoulder go and I can't write or type. It's forced
me off mailing lists, almost completely stopped me from zine editing and cut
down a lot on my fan writing.
The nightmare is when the voice and the shoulder go at the same time and I can
neither phone my friends nor write to them.
I'm perilously close to that state now. Stress is making both worse. Just when
I most need contact with people...
If you're one of the people who would normally phone me, please don't. Even
whispering down the phone is more than I can manage without damaging the voice
even further. Complete rest is my only hope.
People I'm e-mailing - expect me to be slow or don't be surprised if I suddenly
stop for a week. I can still type a bit, but don't know how long that will
hold. (I'm going to see if Richard can clean the keyboard - if he can make the
keys lighter to press, then that will help)
avoid it.
There are times when my voice goes. I've had the problem for 15 years or so and
it doesn't happen nearly as often as it used to, but my work is triggering it
too often of recent. Lots of talking is a bad idea. I try to limit to two days
a week, but things throw that out on occasion (I was asked to fill in at short
notice) - and now I'm having to cancel work because I can't talk at all. C'est
la vie.
There are times when my neck/shoulder go and I can't write or type. It's forced
me off mailing lists, almost completely stopped me from zine editing and cut
down a lot on my fan writing.
The nightmare is when the voice and the shoulder go at the same time and I can
neither phone my friends nor write to them.
I'm perilously close to that state now. Stress is making both worse. Just when
I most need contact with people...
If you're one of the people who would normally phone me, please don't. Even
whispering down the phone is more than I can manage without damaging the voice
even further. Complete rest is my only hope.
People I'm e-mailing - expect me to be slow or don't be surprised if I suddenly
stop for a week. I can still type a bit, but don't know how long that will
hold. (I'm going to see if Richard can clean the keyboard - if he can make the
keys lighter to press, then that will help)
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