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Whoops sorry. I'm still learning to blog. I just put my post of this morning into the title space of last nights post. Durp!
yes, I slept too long. So now I'm in a hurry to go see my sweetie. They say his face will be bruised up today so I'm supposed to prepare myself for that. But they told me yesterday that he was going to be ugly and a mess when I saw him last night and, well, I thought he was the most beautiful man in the world with that white spngey turbin on his head and puffy eyes. I can't imagine ever thinking he's ugly. Not when I see his beautiful smile. Wow. Kevin gave me the wrong password so I didn't think I'd be able to post anything but I finally figured it out. Here I am after an incredibly long day. Lots of tears and here at the end a lot, an immeasurable amount of joy!!! He made it through the surgery and is feeling good. He remembers all of us, he was moving his fingers into guitar chord shapes, reciting jazz chord triads and extensions. We even sang a Led Zeppeling tune together in ICU. He's happy, he knows all of his loved ones, he remembers his music and he's so happy to be here! And I'm so happy I can't stop crying. Tomorrow after some sleep I will try to give you all more details. For the time being all is, well as good as can be under the circumstances. And we are both so grateful for everyones support. Much love, and talk to you tomorrow.
It's the day before. I have so much to do, but I'm feeling pretty good about it - it'll keep my mind off the fear and stuff. I've gotten used to that, for the most part, though. My friend sent this to me and I'm going to post it here since it's pretty good advice no matter what you're going through: Sooner or later you'll encounter a crisis in your life, and how you meet it will determine your future happiness and success. Since the beginning of time, everyone has been called upon to meet such a crisis. Close scrutiny will show you that most "crisis situations" are opportunities to either advance or stay where you are. Indeed, most changes in your life will be due to either "inspiration" or "desperation." Personal growth is the process of responding positively to change. Whatever comes your way, give it meaning and transform it into something of value. A precious stone cannot be polished without friction, nor humanity perfected without trials.Sounds pretty good to me. ;) Cliff's notes version: "The only way out is through," as illustrated below: But waiting is easier when there's a definite plan in place. But it gives a lot of time to think about unknowable things, like what will the first week be like after the surgery? Will I be just fine, but just seem to be all messed up for a while? I don't know.... But I doubt that I'm going to be SuperBlogger for that time. I'm going to have to get some Guest Posters. We'll see how that works. ...I don't obsess about this stuff, but it does get in the way of getting really productive stuff done. Ok, I'll quit whining now. ;)
A quick reminder about the fundraiser: If you happen to know of a venue in the Tigard area for sometime in May, somewhere where Portland people and McMinnville people can easily access (no Dundee jokes....ahem) it would be super great. I'm fairly unfamiliar with the area except for my cousin's house and the 99W corridor. Thanks! There's a great guy in Portland who is heading up what will be a jazz flavored fundraiser in the Portland area. I'm wondering if there are any Portlanders who would be willing to be on a committee with him? Let me know and I'll pass the info along to him. He's doing a lot of great work. Speaking of jazz, this comes via Jai: <iframe width="480" height="360" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/RJc0i84Ytls?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe> I just thought I'd add this extra tune since it's a big part of my personal theory of the how and why of the world as far as surviving goes.
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KevinIt's me, Kevin, but with a brain tumor. Disclaimer: I have a very dry and twisted sense of humor. This is a scary situation. The jokes ("tumor humor") could be a little dark from time to time. I intend to keep this rather interesting for you, but if I get a "how could you SAY that?!?" response from you, know it's just, well, I hesitate to use "gallows" humor, but I don't have better phrase for it. Enjoy, and thanks for your support through this time. Archives
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