Hi Guys…..Adrian here. I bring Florida sunshine (almost 80 deg today) and a size 12 EEE to kick everyone right in the rump! I’m always the one to stir the proverbial $@%t pot….so here I go again.
Sam’s eldest daughter’s best friend, 15 years old, has been in the hospital for almost 2 months now from meningitis. She has been in an induced coma with the top of her skull removed to allow for the swelling of her brain. She has a “spider web� of electrodes attached to her brain to fire stimuli at precise moments so her brain is not over or under stimulated to allow for the swelling to subside.
As you can imagine, her parents are a mess. They started out good, with positive hopes, and with each passing day, seeing their daughter in a coma, those positive hopes become harder to grasp.
Sam and I both agree that what we went through was nothing in comparison. I obviously physically went through surgery and came out with the loss of hearing in my right ear and facial palsy that “should� be temporary. Sam endured my 15 hour surgery emotionally and I think she had the more difficult task of the 2 of us.
Everyday I thank God for my AN. It was not cancer……..it was treatable……and I am doing great all things considered. I know there are SOOOOOO many people that would love to be in my AN shoes. I too get discouraged especially when catch a glimpse of myself in a mirror or see myself in a picture, or can’t understand what someone says to me in a loud environment, but I’ll take my residual effects any day and every day if it means I’m alive and well.
Food for thought everyone. Keep your spirits high, and remember there are others who have it worse.
Respectfully,
Adrian
