A note from “your writer”

A note to our readers from Mary Grow, a/k/a “your writer.”

The Up and Down the Kennebec stories and much coverage of local meetings, have been suspended recently as your writer recovers from sciatica.

Sciatica, for those unfamiliar with it, is an inflammation of the nerve in the spinal cord causing intense pain in the back, hips and legs.

Sciatica makes sitting for long periods, at a meeting or at a computer, or anywhere else, painful. It also hinders motions like picking up Henry Kingsbury’s 1,200-plus page book, Kennebec County History.

Finding an effective treatment took longer than it should have in a country whose leaders call it the most advanced in the world. Your writer hopes to be back on schedule soon, as she will be viewing meetings on-line during or after they take place, for a while. (One benefit of COVID: on-line and recorded meetings.)

Meanwhile, apologies, and a warm welcome to anyone who would like to take over any portion of your writer’s assignments.