Thank you! it was the best birthday I have had in a very long time. I completely exhausted myself but saw a tonne of people I care about, most of whom I never get to see, and some of whom had travelled a long way to see me. It meant a lot.

Thanks - I'm OK, really. I do think all the doctor's visits I've been having lately will result in a (slight) improvement in the long run, it's just that every little thing takes it out of me right now.

💕Thank you.

I've just sent an email to Seattle Worldcon about all this, but I wanted to highlight this for everyone else:

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I would push myself up out of the water like she does in that bit when she's on the rock and the waves rise around her. You know what I mean.

Oh, same. So bad.

Thanks 💕

It's just life as normal, all fucked up 🤷‍♀️