L0stb0Y's Journal: Today was long, today went well.

One phrase I never thought I'd be saying: the brain operation went well.

After just over two hours, Katie has an Ommaya reservoir into her brain. The operation went as good as can be expected for such an invasive surgery. Those were the longest two hours of my life so far. Katie has the best attitude, and has already started making jokes about needing things like she needs *yet another* hole in her head. In spite of all of this going on she is positive and up-beat.

I have never heard her pray for herself, without praying for someone else first- usually she prays for all the people on the floor here, and THEN for herself. Simply an amazing woman.

She is sleeping now, still feeling the effects of the drugs and the surgery. In the morning we will start the first run of radiation treatments, local to her brain as well. Talk about a busy week.

I just wanted to say...

[waynem77]

...that I'll be praying for you and your wife today. Take care of yourself and her.

Regards,
W

surreality check

[tverbeek]

One phrase I never thought I'd be saying: the brain operation went well.

Heh. I remember hearing myself say those same words about my partner's surgery. It amazes me how quickly the unthinkable can become just a matter of fact. Leukemia, arsenic treatments, "hopeless" test results, brain surgery, etc. are suddenly part of your world. But so are a boss paying you not to work, people collecting money for you, and complete strangers following your /. journal for news. Not that it evens out, but try to thi