A Year Ago

Well, at this exact time one year ago, I was in the middle of a craniotomy - wow, those are words you never think you'll hear yourself say! To celebrate, Willie is taking me to dinner at Andre's, a favorite local French bistro - sure will be a far cry from my ice chips in the Recovery Room at NYU a year ago! Willie and I will both be glad to raise a glass of wine and toast the one-year anniversary.
My annual MRI was Tuesday, and the news was all GOOD. Dr Golfinos saw me an hour or so after I finished with the MRI and was able to pull the film up on his computer so we could see it while in his office. And, all he could see was belly fat and brain! Yahoo!!!! I never thought I would be so happy to see belly fat - and in my head, of all places. Although I knew that it would be too soon for anything to be growing back, it was still such a relief to see it with my own eyes. For fun, I am posting the "before" and "after" pictures here. And, now I will also begin what will probably be a lifetime of annual brain scans. I am told that the next one will be easier, and I am sure you are all right on that. And, as long as the docs are willing to continue prescribing a valium before I slide in to the "Tunnel of 1,000 Monsters", all will be okay.
Here's the After picture - notice the shaded area on the left side of the picture - that's belly fat, folks! Here is what things looked like before I went into surgery last year - note the big white "thing" on the left side of the screen? That's a tumor, folks.

So, that is my big news today. I am going to try to get a bunch of work done so that I can goof off for a few hours this afternoon. I have much to be thankful for and I'd like to take some time to just enjoy feeling good. If the weather holds, I'll sit on the patio and listen to the birds singing and just appreciate the sights and smells and sounds of spring. Want to join me?