I received an email from Dr. Liau and there was not any additional pathology available this week from my surgery, so they will bring my case up next Wednesday at tumor board to see if there is more information. This is what I do know, though. At this point, we will be flying back down [...]
I know I wasn't very diligent about keeping anybody updated while I was down south. It was killing me, but the biggest reason was that my pain factor is quite a bit more significant with this surgery than it has been with any of the past surgeries. I was able to jabber a little bit [...]
We finally got to go into the ICU to see Charysse. It didn't take long for her snarky side to come out. About a minute after we got there, someone said something and she corrected their grammar. Attagirl. She's in a lot of pain—who wouldn't be after getting a craniotomy—but they are working to get ahead [...]
The word that sums up these past several days perfectly. This is the third time that we have traveled this road. This will be the fourth surgery, but only the third here at UCLA. We arrived here late Monday night. I had pre-op appointments on Tuseday which cleared me to have surgery tomorrow. This includes [...]
For those of you that come here just for updates, my surgery date has been changed to February 24th, due to the flu. I know, right??
“Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." - Matthew 11:28 Rest. It's such a simple word. It's a beautiful word that just draws me in to grab hold of, but I struggle to do that on a continual basis. I'm not speaking of physical rest. [...]