I needed a place to commemorate this moment among people who truly understand so I hope you don’t mind me taking up space here with my own, personal story.
One year ago today, I woke up from a long, 8-hour procedure to remove a fist-sized brain tumor from the left frontal lobe of my brain. I had been diagnosed Stage 4 just 36 hours earlier, my daughter was just 15 days old but I was lucky the tumor was gone.
At that point though, and probably more so in the weeks that followed, I was beyond distraught. What was I going to do? What would my life look like? How long was I going to be here for my sweet girl and my family?
As you all know, it takes time to even start to process all the emotions you have but, all that aside, I don’t even think my wildest dreams could have predicted that I’d still be feeling so good and normal-ish and able to pursue life! Sure, things have not been perfect — there was surgery, radiation, Opdivo and, most recently, 3 rounds of the combo which landed me in the hospital for more time than brain surgery! But, I’ve still been able to be a mom, plan parties, go on vacation, work full-time and keep enjoying as much as I can out of every day.
Mayve this hasn’t been a perfect year, but it’s been a good year and I’m thankful to have come this far, feel this good and have the opportunity to learn from all of you!
Take care!
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