As a result of the tumor, Marsman could still move her right arm, but could no longer raise it. She described this process in her collection of poems The next scan will take 5 minutes† “The poisoned cup had to be completely emptied,” the poet writes on Twitter.
‘Tough recovery’
“This spring’s radiotherapy did not help at all, so my arm and shoulder were amputated this morning.” Marsman speaks of ‘a tough recovery’, but ‘as you can see I’m already tweeting.’
Marsman will soon be featured in the program Summer guests†