BRAIN TUMOR REDUX

"Day's End"   copyright Judy Westergard

 “How can you be so calm?” asked more than one person after I answered their questions about my recent visit to my ophthalmologist where, along with my annual vision check-up, I casually mentioned that all the symptoms I’d experienced before my Great Brain Zap (aka gamma knife surgery) had returned. 

I’ve been thinking about that. Am I calm? Or am I just in denial? Frankly, I simply don’t get my undies in a bunch until something that makes undie-bunching worthwhile shows up.

ON LIVING WITH A BRAIN TUMOR Day 118: This Story's Done!

(Warning: The photo below is not for the squeamish. Consider yourself warned.)
I'm slowly emerging from the wanging headache, the vague nausea, and emotional fog through which I've been drifting over the past 24 hours, so this entry is a short one...just enough to say that Tuesday's gamma-knife surgery was successful. After a couple of hours debating whether the procedure was safe, the four medical gurus in charge of my case decided that yes, they would proceed. (Thank goodness! The alternative would have been daily zaps of radiation for about a month. Groan....) Anyway, it's been quite a trip, and knowing that folks have been reading these posts has gone a long way in helping me to get through it. I'm processing the experience and if I can come up with anything profound, insightful, or even funny, I'll post it here. Right now, suffice it to say that I'm one happy trekker! Tired, but happy.

We're considering using PhotoShop
to paste Santa Lucia candles
on the head cage.
On second thought...maybe not.