Today marks 7 years since my last brain surgery!!!
Some things have changed… For instance, I have progressive hearing loss in both ears. I will eventually go deaf. But for now I have enough hearing to make it through the day. I also wobble when storms come through. I’m constantly grateful for the awesome and accurate weatherman so I can plan accordingly.
I had a doctor tell me at one point that if they hadn’t done the 1st surgery when they did, even waiting a month, I’d probably have died. The infection from the tumor was making its way toward my brain and there’s really no coming back from that. I had three in total. One every six months. At the worst, I had about 24 hours off work before my boss was asking me to do things from home. At the best, it was approximately 4 days. (I have a way cooler job now…) I was physically and emotionally exhausted and I can only imagine how bad it was for my family, having to walk through that and knowing they just had to wait and see and couldn’t fix anything.
It was terrifying, but today I celebrate, because SEVEN years with no brain surgery is awesome!
Lanie Goodell 