February 2010 Blog Posts (6)

One Year MRI

Tomorrow aftrnoon I am getting my post surgery MRI( 1 year , even though one year would be middle of April:)).

I wasn't even thinking about it really until my son came over for dinner tonight after class, and I brought it up to him. It then hit me....

The last couple of months have been pretty good and I'd like to keep it that way. I don't want any surprises...Know what I mean(s) jelly bean(s)? :)

Added by Wendy Felsenthal on February 25, 2010 at 7:15pm — 7 Comments

Have you had that feeling that everyone else has moved on and that

you're in the same place? That you were the last to get married or that

you were the last person to get a promotion? That's how I feel now. I'm

sure that it's not all entirely due to my tumor/treatments but, the

education/career part is. I didn't realize how difficult these last few

days have been for me. It's upsetting when all of these lives are

passing you by in ways that I never expected. When… Continue

Added by Beth Rosenthal on February 17, 2010 at 8:00pm — 5 Comments

how do i know what is a normal feeling after surgery?

i am recovering at home from my craniotomy on feb 4 in which they removed a possible oligodendroglioma from my right frontal lobe...still waiting for path report of actual tumour... i have been home from the hospital for 4 days and have no idea if what i am feeling is normal or if i have more brain swelling from over doing it, which i know i have a bit, i had enough swelling after surgery that while i was in the hosp i lost almost full function of my left arm, my arm is slowly coming back, i…

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Added by Krystal van Ginkel on February 14, 2010 at 6:42pm — 12 Comments

My Struggles

I've been trying to sort out my feelings about how my life has been up to this point. It's not something that I really want to do but, I think it's something that's needed if I want to make my life better. I think that one of the biggest problems may be that I'm just lonely. I didn't really have any peers to share my feelings with. I never knew any other children who had a benign brain tumor or something similar. I had one friend who came to visit me while I was recovering at home after my… Continue

Added by Beth Rosenthal on February 11, 2010 at 1:15pm — 8 Comments

How do you grow old gracefully when an illness happens in chilhood?

I was just a frilly girl who loved gymnastics and dancing. I knew that my mom was successful in part, because of her education, I planned on getting an Ivy League education, like both of my parents. I practiced gymastics and studied. I was proud of my high grades. That was how it was, in my eleven year old mind.

Even today, as a 36 yr. old woman, I haven't been able to fully absorb how my life changed because of my brain tumor diagnosis.My parents found out and two weeks later the… Continue

Added by Beth Rosenthal on February 8, 2010 at 11:08pm — 2 Comments