{"id":2083,"date":"2009-03-15T10:47:55","date_gmt":"2009-03-15T15:47:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tameri.com\/wordpress\/autisticme\/?p=2083"},"modified":"2026-07-26T22:14:59","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T03:14:59","slug":"long-week-survived","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tameri.com\/autisticme\/2009\/03\/15\/long-week-survived\/","title":{"rendered":"Long Week, Survived"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s not easy to have surgery after surgery, medical adventure after medical adventure, while trying to complete my doctorate and move forward with life.<\/p>\n

Written Exams… Testing Sanity<\/h3>\n

I spent the entire week taking my written exams, receiving questions on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. With 24 hours to respond to each question, this meant I worked on exams six days straight. Immediately after completing my Monday-Tuesday exam, I had to rush to teach a writing course while also dealing with a potentially severe medical issue.<\/p>\n

Friday morning began with nearly 90 minutes of medical nonsense, straightening out records for an upcoming surgery and some tests, right before I had to begin my last exam cycle. In other words, my focus was elsewhere<\/b> until about noon when my mind seemed to click into writing mode.<\/p>\n

Back to Routines<\/h3>\n

Now, it’s back to routines. I have a paper to prepare for Computers and Writing, to be presented this summer at U.C. Davis. I have numerous Web site projects to get back on track. Plus, I have my creative writing projects. I miss having time for fun things.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s not easy to have surgery after surgery, medical adventure after medical adventure, while trying to complete my doctorate and move forward with life. Written Exams… Testing Sanity I spent the entire week taking my written exams, receiving questions on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. With 24 hours to respond to…<\/p>\n

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