I have been resting more than normal this weekend. It seems I've overdone it the past couple weeks. Many errands to run, appointments to keep, and then lots of stuff around the house. I've been resting, reading, replenishing. I will write more when Brain rests a bit. ❤️❤️
Life After Brain Surgery: Memory (Part 2)
Staring at the blinking cursor on the screen, I cannot, for the life of me, remember why I labeled a previous post "part 1".... I haven't the foggiest idea why or where I intended to go with part 2. But I guess my lack of memory fits, doesn't it? I feel like today has been …
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Life After Brain Surgery: Therapeutic Thoughts
Often at night, I find that soaking in a bubble bath is helpful for me. It helps ease some of the muscle tension I have from surgery. But it also allows me to lay in silence alone with my thoughts. Most times, while the bath water fills, I cup my hands under the running water. …
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Life After Brain Surgery: Who Am I?
I don't know who I am anymore. I don't know what I'm supposed to be doing with my life. I don't know what is what anymore. I can't go back to the old me. I've grown and changed through my experiences. So I can't go back to that girl. But this woman I've become seems …
Life After Brain Surgery: Dear Diary
Dear Diary, I've been in a really low place lately. I'm mad at myself for missing a day of writing. But yesterday I was so damn emotional. I cried for hours. This stupid depression is serious. Last night I couldn't take it anymore. I feel so alone sometimes. I know I've been through some tough …
Life After Brain Surgery: I Did Things!
You guys, I did the things today. Lots of things. Sure I overslept and missed an appointment this morning. But I made the best of the snow day with the kids. I even cooked lunch. Cooked!! And cooked dinner. Did dishes. Got the kids to get the Christmas tree down and worked on a few …
Life After Brain Surgery: Memory (Part 1)
I cried again tonight. This time for something that I realized had been happening and what I realize is happening now. So the period of time that I struggled for answers to my health problems was about 3 and a half years. It was June 16, 2015 that I woke up with a headache that …
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Life After Brain Surgery: Helping Others
As I mentioned in my last post, sometimes we go through things we don't understand so that we can help someone else with their struggles. Since I was diagnosed with trigeminal neuralgia (and later glossopharyngeal neuralgia), I found several support groups on Facebook. It was incredibly helpful for me to interact with others who were …
Life After Brain Surgery: A Day of Rest
Well I missed a day of writing. I had set a goal to write a post every day but I missed a day. Oh well. I have to give myself a break. I am allowed days of rest. I am allowed to lay in bed and veg out watching mindless television or teen dramas on …