After my surgery and radiation, I was monitored with MRI imaging every four months for one year. As the results remained stable, they extended the scans to every six months. Last July, I was told by my doctor that my next MRI would be in one year. It was a milestone which acknowledged that … [Read more…]
When I began writing my blog, it was because I felt I had a story to tell. Not many people knew the details of what I went through, from my diagnosis, to the treatments and everything in between dealing with brain cancer. I have received a lot of positive feedback from family and friends … [Read more…]
“My vision of healing is the end of suffering.” -Deepak Chopra There is a difference between being cured and being healed. Being cured means restoration of health or free of disease, usually through modern Western medicine. Being healed on the other hand means to become whole and balanced, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. It is possible … [Read more…]
Driving down a familiar highway, you are comfortable. You know where you plan on going, have an idea of when you are going to get there and what you are going to do. Out of the blue, your highway comes to an end and you are forced to take a detour. The road is … [Read more…]
You are what your deep, driving desire is. As your desire is, so is your will. As your will is, so is your deed. As your deed is, so is your destiny -Brihadaranyaka Upanishad IV.4.5 Summer is coming to an end. The trees are beginning to change colour, evenings … [Read more…]
Shortly after my craniotomy, the doctor gave me two options. Number one was to watch and wait, if the tumour started to grow we would radiate then. Option two was to radiate now, a couple months after the surgery because that was the smallest the tumour would ever be (in his opinion) and … [Read more…]
Regret: a feeling of sadness, repentance, or disappointment over something that has happened or been done. I don’t have many regrets, in fact, I try not to regret anything that has happened in my life. The experience cannot be changed, forgotten or undone. So, I take it as a lesson learned and move on…. … [Read more…]
I was taken into the operating room. It was big, cold and full of doctors, nurses and anesthesiologists busy at work, each doing their own thing. Everyone stopped what they were doing and stood quietly as Dr. Ready, my neurosurgeon, positioned himself beside me. He announced my full name, age, and the procedure … [Read more…]
Everyday I end my meditation by saying, “I surrender and I trust that the universe is working out the details “……… In 2013, I had my regular appointment with my oncologist to get the results of my latest MRI. He recommended I have radiation in hopes it would reduce the size of the tumour and … [Read more…]
One of my biggest fears is having a seizure in public. I don’t like the attention it draws and I don’t like to be pitied. Unfortunately, what you focus on expands and on a lovely Sunday morning, my worst nightmare became a reality. I saw my neurologist shortly after having that first big seizure. We … [Read more…]