While I am still working on a number of writing projects, you all have probably noticed I haven’t been very active. This is because my health isn’t terrific. I posted about this on Facebook, but for those who don’t follow me there, I’ve been diagnosed with a serious heart condition. We thought, at first, that it was a valve that needed replacing, which would be serious, but easily fixed without major surgery. (They shove the replacement valve up through a leg artery and somehow stitch it in place.)
Unfortunately, the wonky valve has caused a more serious problem. It’s causing the artery coming out of my heart to balloon out. If it ruptures, the chances of surviving are extremely low. So they need to open up my chest, replace the valve, and reinforce that section of artery with synthetic mesh. I’m told this isn’t too major, but it is urgent. My recovery time will be 2-3 months. I’m definitely not looking forward to it, but I am looking forward to being able to think again.
The thing is, this problem has been causing blood flow to my brain to be lower than it should be, so in addition to easily being out of breath these days, I can’t think. My head feels like it’s full of cotton, half the time. And this has been slowing down my writing.
So hopefully this will all happen in a few weeks or so. Then I’ll catch you all on the flip side!
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