me, my arm, my availability ...

[Cem Karan]

On Jan 13, 2016, at 3:47 PM, Laura Creighton <lac at openend.se> wrote:

> 
> I fell recently.  Ought to be nothing, but a small chip of bone, either an
> existing one or one I just made is nicely wedged in the joint taking away
> a whole lot of the ability of my arm to rotate in the elbow joint.  Or
> hold my arm in a position that is usual for typing.  Plus,  now that the
> sprain/swelling is more or less over, the pain, unfortunately is not.
> 
> The real downside is that my typing speed is down from 135-140 wpm
> to 5-10 wmp.  At this rate, just getting my usual work done takes
> overtime.
> 
> Seems like surgery is needed to fix this. 
> 
> So I wanted you all to know, no, I haven't forgotten you and no haven't
> stopped caring.  I have just stopped being as __capable__ if you know
> what I mean.
> 
> Please take care of yourselves and each other.  I will often be reading
> even if typing is more than I can do right now.
> 
> Laura
> 
> ps -- (recent tutor discussion) I am with Alan and not with Mark.  I
> am happy as anything when people post their not-quite-working code for
> homework assignments here to tutor.  They aren't lazy bastards wanting
> somebody to do their assignments for them, they want to learn why what
> they are trying to do isn't working.  Sounds perfect for tutor to me.

Good luck healing!  Hope you get better soon.  Surgery has gotten a WHOLE lot better recently, they did wonders for my knee a few years back.  With luck, it'll be more or less outpatient surgery.

Good luck,
Cem Karan