I just finished a second project of four--third one we're waiting to hear back from the author--and the last one I'm on chapter 20 of a 42 chapter book, so it will be a while still (and because it needs LOTS of cleaning up. *ahem*).
Two of the authors are BIG, BIG names, so everything needs to be perfect, a third is fairly well-known although I'd never head of them until now, although I know the series that he contributes to, so I had a short story to add to one of his series. So I have three sci-fi and an autobiography. So I'm working, albeit not that hard.
After I had surgery, my vision went to shit. Not only did they sew the gold tantalum markers onto the back of my left eye, but they manually checked my right eye for signs of cancer, also. And not to minimize it, but the post-surgery period, especially the first 3 - 4 days? Sucked BIG TIME.
For me, what that meant was that I couldn't see for shit out of either eye for about two weeks. The right eye has slowly come back, but the depth perception is still not 100%. So I drove today for only the second time, which wasn't as bad as the first time on July 1 when I almost rear-ended several people due to aforementioned lack of depth perception.
The left eye--still can't see perfect out of it, and the flashing Frisbees crossing my line of vision have amped up their flashing. It happens hourly, now, often close together. It gets about halfway across my pupil and then disappears. That's the tumor blocking my vision.
I saw the oncologist last week, whom I liked very much and specializes in these types of tumors (the other place is Harvard, on the East Coast, glad we didn't have to go out there, jeez), and she pointed out that my tumor is close to the macula, and that although she would try to save it, she also needs to make sure the margins are clear, so post-radiation, which is next week, 4 days in a row, out of town, of course, my left eye will be losing some vision.
That's all there is to it.
Lost vision or wait for it to spread to the liver (where it likes to go) and die. Those are the options.
I can edit with one eye. Mostly.
My bosses have been really super. Just...I didn't expect such kindness. One of them threw a fundraiser for me at her own anniversary party, and is having a huge yard sale the end of the month at her house. I'm cleaning my closets out to donate stuff to "the cause." (he he, me, that is.) They've really been very understanding.
My husband has been awesome, coming to all appointments, sitting in sad cancer waiting rooms, dropping me off at the door to go find parking, putting my drops in my eyes, and going on food runs. G*d bless him.
With a little help from a fundraiser, the insurance for July got paid (and we personally drove it to the insurance company and dropped it off to make sure the day before the oncology appointment), so I can exhale a little bit.
That's it for now.
If I can name the big authors at some point, or if you want to know, just email me. I'll tell you.
Cheers.
