Comments | armoire_man: I've Got Brain Cancer and I'm Not Kidding

armoire_man

I've Got Brain Cancer and I'm Not Kidding

Jun 17, 2006 21:20

Last Saturday, a week ago, I woke up from a nap unable to read or speak correctly. I tried to read email, but English text was deeply mysterious. I told my wife this, and she immediately called an ambulance ( Read more... )

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lynedd June 18 2006, 03:27:01 UTC

You'll live.

I'm not kidding - my bro supposedly died of his brain tumour (inoperable) ten years ago. ...except he's too damned stubborn to die. Trust your inner mule!

armoire_man June 18 2006, 10:48:23 UTC

That's the perspective I'm getting - everyone we know has been whomped somehow, and as I think about all our family and friends I realize that I'm entering the Old Injury Age big time, so might as well accept it and work around it.

bixxy June 18 2006, 03:30:14 UTC

Whoa. What the eff.

::frowns concernedly::

Keep us all posted, man. I'll be thinking of you.

batwrangler June 18 2006, 03:44:27 UTC

You're in my thoughts and prayers.

thank you for posting. moominmolly June 18 2006, 03:46:40 UTC

You WILL do well. I know it. But -- wow, that is some serious and very scary shit. I'm thinking of you, lots. Keep us posted.

Re: thank you for posting. dilletante June 18 2006, 03:52:33 UTC

my god. yes, what she said. good luck and good wishes. wow.

Re: thank you for posting. armoire_man June 18 2006, 11:39:21 UTC

Thanks - it's nice to hear from both of you.

neonnurse June 18 2006, 03:53:53 UTC

I heard of this from our friend Rose, and have been thinking of all of you, wondering what news I would hear next. It's great to hear directly from you!

I don't know if you will remember my son Kenny, but that isn't important. The important part is that he was in a bike accident, without helmet, a couple of years ago and had a really bad skull fracture and concussion, with swelling and bone splinters in his brain and the works. And yet today he is still a brilliant smartass engineer, because medicine just keeps getting better, and the human brain is astonishingly tough, considering.

You've got the brain cells to spare...if anyone can lose a few and still bounce back fine, it's you!

armoire_man June 18 2006, 10:44:35 UTC

Wow - I hadn't been paying enough attention to Kenny's stuff, but I vaguely remember hearing about this. I'm glad to hear that he's recovering and surviving, both for his sake and mine. (And yours...)