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Drawing Again

Sid Webb

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April 20th, 2015 - 07:01 PM

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Drawing Again

I am drawing again after years of not being able to do it. I have an Essential Tremor that is now controlled because of a deep brain procedure that I had in September of 2014. I now have two wires embedded in my brain and a battery under my skin on my chest that sends a low voltage current to my brain. The voltage zaps the tremor. Each night I turn off the current to save the battery and return to my former, jittery self. In the morning I turn on the current again and for a few moments I feel the electric charge move down my body and I am cured and could to go again.

I have had this pesky problem for over 40 years and it has slowly, slowly gotten worse. In the last few years it has been a struggle to sign my name or type very fast. As the tremor progressed I learned new ways to cope. Thank heavens for computers. With my trusty iMac I have been able to draw and create art with it. Now I am able to draw again without a computer, but, of course, I am now incorporating my renewed drawing skill with what I have learned to do on the computer. Now I am refreshed and excited and creating new images everyday that I am proud of.

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