The question is not relevant for Ms. Ager. She has begun to find ways to compensate for her condition. She uses voice recognition software on her computer to write her columns now. But the technology is imperfect, even though it is getting better, and it takes far longer for her to craft three columns a week. Using Ms. Ager's own analogy, her situation is like that of a ballroom dancer who has lost a leg and uses a prosthetic.
Every step takes careful consideration.
She can still dance, but it isn't as graceful, as effortless, as it once was. She spoke for a little over an hour. Perhaps seven minutes of the hour was dedicated to this event in her life that is forcing her to change the way she works, creates and expresses herself. She says it could be worse she could have heart disease, kidney disease or be nearly blind. She has many plans for her future, and few will be impacted by the limitations of her diabetes and subsequent loss of dexterity in her hands.