[cancer|writing] Vapor lock clears, a little
Yesterday I got some writing done for the first time in over a week. 1,700 words in an hour and a quarter. A little off my usual pace, but respectable. The vapor lock in my brain from the new cancer diagnosis is apparently lifting a bit.
This makes me feel so profoundly like myself. Like I'll keep going, and keep moving. My writer mind is coming back.
I know chemo will steal it from me again, but I will recover after that theft. This is the lesson of the day, that I can still write, and I will.
In other news, and not unrelated, I am beginning the process of planning my logistics and coverage for the forthcoming chemotherapy sessions. Not exactly a relief, but a sense of focus at least. The Wednesday appointment with my surgical oncologist will confirm the plans, or slightly possibly upset them.
This makes me feel so profoundly like myself. Like I'll keep going, and keep moving. My writer mind is coming back.
I know chemo will steal it from me again, but I will recover after that theft. This is the lesson of the day, that I can still write, and I will.
In other news, and not unrelated, I am beginning the process of planning my logistics and coverage for the forthcoming chemotherapy sessions. Not exactly a relief, but a sense of focus at least. The Wednesday appointment with my surgical oncologist will confirm the plans, or slightly possibly upset them.