A Decade ago, I woke up in a hospital bed
I had just gone through life saving brain surgery
The tumor was gone
No more excruciating pressure in my head
No more debilitating headaches
No more lights flashing before my eyes
A Decade ago I was just beginning my recovery
Four months of rehabilitation,
A full season focused on reconnecting nerve communication
Half of my body unable to move
A Decade of listening to an MRI techno soundtrack countless times
A Decade later only with one more MRI left
along with saying goodbye to 20 plus contrast fluid injections
one last time visiting my neuro-oncologist who is like a father to me
A Decade ago I ,being only 20, was the first brain tumor patient of a 30 year old neurosurgeon
A Decade later, I am the age of my neurosurgeon
A Decade ago, the man I would eventually marry
stayed faithfully by my side
through all of the trials and pain
I had the most faithful friend for life
A Decade later we welcomed our first child into the world
I couldn't imagine my life any different
my husband's kind heart and faithfulness and support for life
If I had not received surgery A Decade ago
I wouldn't be a mother or a wife
I thank God for furnishing me
with surgeons, doctors, nurses, patient care techs, and therapists
to help heal me, help me become the person that I am
Thank you to all my family and friends for being my strongest supportI am eternally grateful for all the strong loving people in my life
~LMc
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| 10 year surgery anniversary flowers from my husband |
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