I was wondering, are monk afflictions (numb body parts, cut tongue, scrambled brains, etc) designed not to be curable using the Healing Skillset? I am perhaps one of the few, if there are any others at all who rely on the Skillset for curing, so I guess it's about time I inquired... And if it's not the case is there a possibility to rectify this situation? Many thanks!

New afflictions traditionally aren't cured by the Healing skillset. In the past, we've envoyed fixes for that when necessary (usually en masse), but it's a bit harder to do at the moment.

I think I'm gonna need a can of what Murphy's been endorsing...
Thanks for enlightening me nontheless!

You should probably have an envoy do it when monks are finally brought up to speed. (if you do it now you'll just be wasting your time.)