Agree. Just submit it. You have done your bit by asking them and chasing & it now, is not your problem.
Besides it's not as if the book goes into print at 9am tomorrow. The publishers will have allowed time for editing, typos, changes + legalities. They'll be used to these sorts of hicups. Even though you have been given a deadline, there is probably leverage for such delays. Try not to stress.
All the best with it.

I am a FT PhD student and I work PT.
I teach 4-5 hours each semester which in reality takes up about 10 hours a week with prep, marking etc. I spend a further 10 hours a week approx on freelance stuff, . This tends to come in batches so I have to juggle a bit. I might end up working for 3 days on that & just the PhD for 2 day that week but stay in over the w.e one evening to catch up. Boyf, as much as I love him is useless around the house so if I am busy what tends to fall by the way is cleaning, washing, shopping etc.
But I have never felt I couldn't cope.

I think it depends on your situ ( I don't have kids, live 20 mins from uni, and can do all the other paid work more or less from home, except for the odd meeting).
To be honest if I did my thesis FT and nothing else I don't think I could fill the time. Actually I think I'd just spend more time faffing, doing random internet searches and swanning round the library coffee shop at uni...

Poor thing. Only you can really tell how bad you feel or not, but don't go if you don't feel up to it. By the sounds of things your are properly poorly, what with hospital trips. Its not as if you have a bit of a headache or a cold & are being lame .
Just apologize at the earliest - being professional & polite goes a long way, and I am sure they will all understand.
If you have been accepted to this conference then your work is obviously up to scratch & you'll get another one. Get better. x

Dear 404

I worked very hard in the end, on Saturday night, yesterday and all morning today and basically I have done what I needed to & you were right, 'coz I feel so much more relazed about going on holiday for a week. [stupid really - getting sressed about going away?! I absolutely never did when I worked in an office at a regular job} Anyway thank you for responding to my post - it really helped. I am off to do some last minute packing and on to the airport in just a few hours. Hurrah!

Happy Birthday DJWickid!!
I couldn't agree more with 404. 30's are great.
Best Pea. x

Thanks for the little pep-talk 404. You're absolutely right.
Outcast - sorry it was a very infantile joke. Google "Outkast" [note the K] if you have an idle moment.

Right I am off ......

hello..hello.. is anyone there?
I have opted to stay in last night and tonight to try to catch up on some work as I am going away for a week on Monday (yipeee). But instead of doing what I am supposed to be doing I have 1) smoked a ciggy, 2) cleaned the kitchen, 3) put washing on 4) eated some gazpacho 5) looked on the internet at jobs I can't /won't apply for as I am too busy doing a PhD 6) lurked on the forum.
The thing is - I really really need to do this work because when I get back I have 2 conferences back to back and errrrr I haven't exactly written the presentation, as such.

There - just needed to confess ......

Bruno Brookes & Annie Nightingale maybe?

Sylvester one more for you before I have to go and finish my play list and then (ahem) actually what I am supposed to be doing.. etc

Cola Boy 7 ways to love I've just checked and this was indeed 1991. Cola boy was an alias for Saint Etienne. I always knew the track was Pete Wiggs, but I heard a rumour than Kylie had sung the vocals, but no it's Sarah Cracknall or whatever her name is. BUT Kylie did record a cover of St Etienne's Nothing can stop us and it was released in Japan. So there - more useless facts from the house of pea.pedia. ...... I hope you are still awake?

Sylvester....Playing with knives!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *runs off & does own 'ultimate' 1991 play list*

EMF rock, esp 'Unbelievable'.
1991 the year KLF released Eternal & Moby did Go.
What a bumper year!!!

Kim wilde has already agreed to do all things garden related & I am passing an ad to Belford's careers centre to recruit new experts.

v.good danB you can be the sexpert on peapedia. Its a new online encylopedia but moderated by experts.

Fanny farts after sex.

Forget wikipedia, ask me anything.