Hi Hubski
I'm scheduled for brain surgery next Thursday: US Thanksgiving.
If you're wondering how someone finds out they have a brain tumour, here's my story.
This is Act One of "My Brain Tumour" - a comedy written for my 70th birthday next August.
thenewgreen agreed that it should be posted here. Thanks for watching tng.
It's 25 minutes, so if you intend to watch, settle in.
Holy cow. That’ s a pretty sucky thing to deal with. I hope you’re happy with your medical care. I’v been surviving a relatively nasty astrocytoma since April of 2012. I’ve been exclusively at Henry Ford Hospital Detroit, MI for all of my care. The people there are amazingly practiced and at the top of their field, bar none. My brother, mk, used to work on the Neuroscience Research floor at Henry Ford and connected me with some amazing doctors. Being 15 months older than mk, I sometimes joke to friends that as I was an ass at times to him growing up, he may have brought some tumor home and gave it to me in a brownie or something,. The reality is that @Mk’s@help has allowed me to manage a pretty nasty disease and to keeep living as a husband, father of two wonderful kids , and also remain cognizant enough to be a teacher of the hormonally-impaired (middle school math teacher). Your attitude is amazing. I have a mind to share your story,and even your video,with my middle schoolers on Monday. We wrapped up “Growth Mindset Friday” at 3PM today and hearing your story and hopeful approach can set many of them in to see that graphing linear equations is relatively a tiny challenge. Please keep Hubski updated to your health status. You may want to do a search for my primary doctor, he’s a very Canadian, (kind and polite) guy at the top of his field. Second to none.
Glad to hear this is a routine operation for your surgeon. The best ENT I know who’s done the exact operation is retired, and his students have found their niche in other areas. The great achievement of brain surgery through the nose on patients always brings a sparkle to the eye of the former. Everytime, it’s likened to the same thing: “The Egyptians did this! [But now we use the same technique to save lives.]” As with all who’ve heard your recording, I’ll keep you in mind Thanksgiving… and look forward to the post-surgery update.
lil, every time I've had a chance to hear you speak there is nothing short of a joy for life that comes from your tone and an apparent warmth. Wishing you all the best, seconding katakowsj, let us know how you're doing. I have no top of the field, very Canadian, doctors to offer, the best I have is letting you know that you'll be in my mind on Thanksgiving 2021.
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HEY TOM!!! THANK U 4 STOPPIN BY 2 SPAM LINKS 2 UR E-GAME ON A POST WHERE A USER DISCUSSES THEIR BRAIN TUMOR. PLEASE STOP BACK BY WHEN U HAVE CANCER 2 LINK US 2 THE ANNOUNCEMENT POST SO WE CAN LINK 2 OUR E-GAMES THERE.
Thanks for writing, sj. This surgery requires the presence of an ENT specialist, an anaesthesiest, in addition to the neurosurgeon, and an operating room: so getting everyone scheduled is not easy. I was told that I would get a phone call at 11 a.m. from pre-op today -- but it's 7:30 p.m. and the call still hasn't come. You're almost going on 10 years with the astrocytoma - so your doctors and you must be onto some serious magic that is keeping you going. How scary that must be -- and to still be a husband, father, and teacher. We've contributed over the years briefly to one another's teaching comments. Being a teacher is so intense -- especially when you are caring and serious and understand how important it is, which you clearly do Thank you for sharing a bit of your story with me. Feel free to share my story with your students -- but I don't think they'd be that interested. If you were teaching English, though, or writing, I'd say to the kids: Take the biggest problem you have, whatever it is -- friends, parents, abuse, bullying -- and write a one-person comedy about the problem. It will give you perspective and motivation to win.I hope you’re happy with your medical care.
I'll have more opinions after the endoscopic surgery when it's over. I hope it's not delayed -- but anything can happen: shortage of ICU nurses, another emergency, and so on.Your attitude is amazing.