for about a year now, i've had tendinitis.
it hurts my wrists and hands, all the way up to my elbows sometimes, to do anything. This means minimal use of my hands and arms on a day to day basis, and i can't heal properly because i am a student and a musician which means i can never take a break. part of the reason for my absence was because of the pain in my upper arms and needing to take things slow and become used to the pain.
that's also why, nowadays, updates aren't very frequent. i'm about 1k words into a requested fic right now (which you'll notice is the usual length because that's about as much as i can write before my wrists begin