Progress indeed, my friends.
This morning I went to see the consultant about my tooth, on as day so wet and gloomy that the tops of the wind turbines were lost in low cloud. I was feeling pretty miserable myself, at the thought of Yet Another Attempt To Explain Why The Tooth Thing Is So Complicated.
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I remind you of the Previous Tooth Drama because it is likely to be useful background for the theme of the blog for the next week…..
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Imagine that you’ve been having problems with a tooth since 24 November. Imagine that, because your mouth is still painful and vulnerable and tender, an extraction under local anaesthetic proves impossible. [...]
Yesterday I had my hair cut. It’s still a cause for celebration. Three years ago, I was the queen of the hand-knitted hat by day, getting chilly by night if the close-fitting cotton cap I wore to sleep in wiggled off as I turned and tossed. And even though losing my hair was the least [...]