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Hi! Nicole has setup a Caring Bridge page to handle communications and status updates for the many friends, family, temple members, colleagues and anyone else interested in my progress through…
Read moreGoing public, sort of…
A great gal, Geraldine has an expanded and humorous look at the whole brain surgery thing, at http://www.everywhereist.com/70-things-i-learned-from-having-a-brain-tumor/ which is a great read for anyone who’s involved in any way with anyone…
Read more3 Days and a Wake-up!
Time is flying by, Thursday’s the big day for Doc Edy to clear my mind for me. Steroid meds are keeping me up at night, couldn’t get to sleep till…
Read moreThe Brain Game vs. Marvin the Alien
So I passed my MRI scan around, and my loveable crazy brother Dave sent me this back, what a hoot! Have to introduce Marvin to Haas Ararauna, maybe I’ll get…
Read moreMy brain, not on drugs
Ok, so I saw my best doc friend Edy yesterday. Got a picture of my tumor. This is an atypical meningioma, attached to and growing from the central membrane that…
Read moreCoincidence? I think not!
So we’re just finishing dinner, Nicole got PF Chang’s and they handed me a fortune cookie. Cracked it open and here’s what it said: So that’s not such a far-fetched…
Read morePMS is no crying matter
After 40+ years of never understanding why women’s emotions go all a fluttery every month, I now have a just a glimpse of what it’s like for our fairer sex.…
Read moreWhat a cool MRI machine!
Got up at 5:30am (what are we, barbarians?) to make our 6:45 MRI appointment. Got there early, and were let in by a friendly family doctor who showed up before…
Read moreAnother day closer to surgery, this is taking too long!
So I’m sitting here waiting for my friend and part-time babysitter to come watch over me whilst Nicole and CJ go to senior night. No worries there, CJ already knows…
Read moreDang, why’d this happen to me?
Ok, so things have certainly changed around here. Originally this space was going to be for chronicling the goings on of the extended Gardner clan, but that never really took…
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