beau.mom in Millbury, MA
05-02-2009, 02:40 PM
Hello to everyone,
One year ago today...May 2, 2008 at 9AM, I had my craniotomy and clipping to fix my unruptured aneurysm. As I write this, I was already postop in the Neuro ICU... awake, alert and talking.
The past few weeks I had been thinking I should be doing something big and special on this day. For years I have volunteered to help with a Road Race in a local town. It was today. I thought maybe I shouldn't do it because I should be doing something to celebrate 'my big day'. The coodinator of the race was counting on me, so I said I will be there. My 'job' is standing at an intersection and stopping traffic and directing the runners to turn left here *dash.
While I was waiting for the runners to come, I called my best girlfriend to chat for a minute. I told her what I was doing and I said "You know, last year at this very minute I was in lala land with my head cracked open having brain surgery". Then I told her about how I thought I should be doing something monumental to mark this day. She said "Linda, YOU ARE... you are alive, living, breathing, healthy and OK now. You can't ask for anything more than that."
As the runners came by me and I stood there with the wind blowing in my hair and breathing in the smells of fresh cut grass and blooming flowers, I felt my eyes fill up with tears. I am SO HAPPY to be here! Not a day goes by that I don't realize how blessed, grateful, appreciative and lucky I am. Getting the diagnosis of an aneurysm was the biggest gift to me, and having the opportunity to fix it before rupture. Today my thoughts and thanks go out to all the awesome people who cared for me at MGH. Also, my love and thanks to my family and friends for their endless support and prayers for me throughout this journey.
I am sending good thoughts and prayers and strength to everyone here at Braintalk. We are all here because our lives have been affected in some way by aneurysms. Take good care of yourselves and give someone an extra hug today! Linda *cg24
One year ago today...May 2, 2008 at 9AM, I had my craniotomy and clipping to fix my unruptured aneurysm. As I write this, I was already postop in the Neuro ICU... awake, alert and talking.
The past few weeks I had been thinking I should be doing something big and special on this day. For years I have volunteered to help with a Road Race in a local town. It was today. I thought maybe I shouldn't do it because I should be doing something to celebrate 'my big day'. The coodinator of the race was counting on me, so I said I will be there. My 'job' is standing at an intersection and stopping traffic and directing the runners to turn left here *dash.
While I was waiting for the runners to come, I called my best girlfriend to chat for a minute. I told her what I was doing and I said "You know, last year at this very minute I was in lala land with my head cracked open having brain surgery". Then I told her about how I thought I should be doing something monumental to mark this day. She said "Linda, YOU ARE... you are alive, living, breathing, healthy and OK now. You can't ask for anything more than that."
As the runners came by me and I stood there with the wind blowing in my hair and breathing in the smells of fresh cut grass and blooming flowers, I felt my eyes fill up with tears. I am SO HAPPY to be here! Not a day goes by that I don't realize how blessed, grateful, appreciative and lucky I am. Getting the diagnosis of an aneurysm was the biggest gift to me, and having the opportunity to fix it before rupture. Today my thoughts and thanks go out to all the awesome people who cared for me at MGH. Also, my love and thanks to my family and friends for their endless support and prayers for me throughout this journey.
I am sending good thoughts and prayers and strength to everyone here at Braintalk. We are all here because our lives have been affected in some way by aneurysms. Take good care of yourselves and give someone an extra hug today! Linda *cg24