I bet I never again put a book up for preorder this far in advance, but here it is.
There you go, it is VERY clearly a Christmas story, which I thought was appropriate.
I expect I’ll drop it at my Patreon later this month. I felt I’d better ask a couple skilled proofreaders to just read through it first.
It’s a little odd to recall that I’ll still be dropping three or so chapters into my newsletter before I start putting a different story into the newsletter. Then I’ll have to decide what that should be — “Sekaran” or something super short that’s self-contained, 6000 words or however much.
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wow love the cover!!
I have time to proofread, if you want. I’m healing well but still off work after the surgery; but I can do some stuff at the computer if not for full days yet.
I’ve been pleasantly surprised by how relatively easy this breastcancer surgery and recovery have been for me; I’m so glad they caught it early with the screening.
Great, Hanneke — I’ll do the other corrections and then send it to you for a last proofing pass.
Super happy the surgery went well. My vet did the whole surgery / chemo / radiation thing and hasn’t altogether bounced back even after a year. Hopefully you’re going to be able to just stop after the surgery.
I’ll definitely be getting radiation and (anti-)hormone therapy; on Tuesday I’ll hear how many sessions and when they start.
But no chemo necessary in my case, and that is the one that’s hardest and has the most side-effects on the whole body, so I’m very glad to escape that one. In comparison, the radiation will be much easier to bear and be done much quicker (once a day for x workdays); probably I’ll be done with the treatment by June.
Except for the hormone treatment, that usually lasts 5 years – I’m hoping for less hot flashes at night this time around, compared to my natural menopause! But better that than chemo.
But so far, I’ve been pleasantly surprised at how easy this has been; I was expecting a lot more pain and hindrance.
Getting screened regularly to catch it early is definitely worthwhile.
I’ve only had surgery once, and it felt like a miracle. I do realize that’s not everyone’s experience with spinal surgery.
But I’m very glad that Hanneke’s recent experience is positive so far.
I’d always thought of people who had a disability were people you should look out for. It was an eyeopener to realize that being disabled apparently meant (to some people) that you were a vulnerable target they could aim for. (Sometimes literally. Don’t talk to me about navigating Target with a cane on one side and a shopping cart on the other.)
tl;dr Some humans are stinkers.
Evelyn, my Pippa found disc surgery a miracle. Instant cessation of agony. She wasn’t so fond of the six weeks of confinement. My vet tells me that not all dogs experience such positive results with spinal surgery, but I was really glad I did it for her.
Also, I’m floored that anybody would give someone trouble because they have a cane. Wow.
Hanneke, I think that’s what my vet told me, that the chemo was by far the worst. Crossing my fingers you have no trouble with the radiation!
Hanneke, I’m glad to hear the surgery went well and that you’re not looking at chemo in the future. Radiation is usually good, wearing, but not nearly as debilitating as chemo. So I hope all goes well on your end.
We’ve had pets treated for cancer and last time we learned about electrochemo, which would be easier on the body. The vet did it, but I haven’t run into any humans who have heard of it. It uses electrical fields to get the chemotherapy directly into the cancer cells.