Op-Ed: A writer (literally) loses her voice (via latimesopinion)
Nine months out, I speak ever more slowly, with no inflection, and undeniable slurring. Friends still understand me, but clerks and receptionists ask me to repeat things. My son is concerned. “Is your mind still working?” he asks. Even as I laugh and reassure him my brain is fine, his question cuts to the core of my fears.I am perched at the edge of another examining table. The doctor has been testing my strength and reflexes. Now he asks me to raise my gown above my knees.
I don’t feel morbid, but thoughts of death accompany me as I write, as I walk and talk with friends, as I pay taxes, as I make plans for the release of a new book. Within 10 days of the diagnosis, I have married my partner of 20 years. We joke about what a relief it is that I will probably not have to endure another election cycle with Trump as a candidate.We get our “affairs” in order.
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