The long awaited post..
My mom went to emerg a couple weeks ago with a horrible pain in her face. They ran a bunch of tests and did a few x-rays. Just to double check they decided to do a ct-scan. While waiting for the results the doctor came in and explained that what my mom was experiencing is called 'trigeminal'. He then procedes to explain that they haven't figured out why this happens to people..etc when all of a sudden this other doctor rushes in and says "we need to get this girl to the MRI asap". One thing led to another and they found a mass on her brain. It turns out to be a coloid cyst laying directly on her memory area. Soooo.. the doctor explains that the positioning of this cyst is causing her cerebral fluid to not flow properly and her left side of her brain is quite enlarged. Basicly if it grows any larger it could block the cerebral fluid from entering/exiting her brain. Eventually causing her brain to blow up from all the extra fluid.
She's decided to have it removed but there are cons. Because it's situated on the memory section she's going to at the least lose her short term memory. So i'm prepared for that. I'm prepared to have to teach her things again. What i'm not prepared for is for her losing her full memory. She's gone to the lawyers already and had me switched to her power of attorney and placed me as her living will.
My father took his final breath in my arms over a year ago and I can't bare to lose my mom. She's so god damn healthy! As healthy and young as they come. However I think it's a blessing in disguise that she had this pain in her face which was un associated with the cyst. I laugh and think my dad was probably kicking her in the face causing her such pain that she would be forced to go to the hospital.
Er, the kids and I are comming to Thunder Bay on the 21st. Her surgery is the 27th. Er has to come back on the 4th for work but we're going to stay there for a couple weeks to take care of her.
I've had a wicked case of the flu which I NEVER EVER get. It sure kicked my ass. I lost another 12lbs. That's the upside I supose.
Anyways, sorry I haven't updated in a while. Between Keyera, my mom and the flu i've been so time consumed it seems.
Take care everyone. Miss all you lj mofo's.
Love J
She's decided to have it removed but there are cons. Because it's situated on the memory section she's going to at the least lose her short term memory. So i'm prepared for that. I'm prepared to have to teach her things again. What i'm not prepared for is for her losing her full memory. She's gone to the lawyers already and had me switched to her power of attorney and placed me as her living will.
My father took his final breath in my arms over a year ago and I can't bare to lose my mom. She's so god damn healthy! As healthy and young as they come. However I think it's a blessing in disguise that she had this pain in her face which was un associated with the cyst. I laugh and think my dad was probably kicking her in the face causing her such pain that she would be forced to go to the hospital.
Er, the kids and I are comming to Thunder Bay on the 21st. Her surgery is the 27th. Er has to come back on the 4th for work but we're going to stay there for a couple weeks to take care of her.
I've had a wicked case of the flu which I NEVER EVER get. It sure kicked my ass. I lost another 12lbs. That's the upside I supose.
Anyways, sorry I haven't updated in a while. Between Keyera, my mom and the flu i've been so time consumed it seems.
Take care everyone. Miss all you lj mofo's.
Love J