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Where I muse about the importance of tossing a salad, and tossing it good!
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My brain surgery was just over three months ago. Let’s look at the numbers: Since then, I’ve spent approximately sixty-two percent of my waking hours scratching the top of my head hoping that I will get all the feeling back. It’s coming along. This week, I had my first follow-up MRI. Getting an MRI at…
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One May morning, half a lifetime ago, I woke up very early, hugged my sister and my four-day-old niece goodbye, referenced my AAA TripTik, and headed East. My car was packed to the gills with my most important possessions – my guitar, an early Mac computer, my favorite clothing, and my cockatiel, Hank, singing in…
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Imagine having your skull opened up for a few hours so a surgeon can dig out some invasive tissue, the opening glued, bolted, and drilled back together, and the skin re-affixed with a long row of staples…and then having a (mostly) cogent conversation a couple of hours later. I’m absolutely in awe of what Dr.…
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When our daughter was young, she wanted a hamster. We ended up giving in and little Felix lived with us for a year or so. Like most hamsters, he ran a ten-hour road race every night. He got in his wheel and just went. Why we don’t harness that energy, I’ll never know. The local…
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**I was a little concerned about whether I should post this, but this morning I woke up to discover that today is Atheist Day, a day for normalizing atheism. It felt like divine intervention, so here goes… I’m an atheist. Let’s just get that out there. I do not believe in any gods. I’m not…
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My surgery is in two weeks and I’m starting to think about packing. What does one wear to brain surgery? I’m finding a lot of help on Reddit, but if you have thoughts, let me know. In the meantime, here are some of the questions I’ve been fielding lately. What’s going to happen to your…
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I’m so fortunate to have good insurance. Imagine the pain this causes to people who don’t. We’ll need to do a deeper dive into healthcare in America at some point. This is insane.
Just Breathe 