August 22nd 2022, the day before the first of two surgeries. This photo was taken of me kayaking with our dog Jack. It sums up how I was...

In May 2022 I was diagnosed with a golf ball sized brain tumor on my brain stem. This photo was taken 2 weeks before the surgery. My husband took me to dinner the evening this photo was taken. One of several he planned before the big day. A craniotomy was scheduled on August 24th 2022, three months after my diagnosis. The surgery was to attempt to remove a complex skull based meningioma. The location of the tumor was problematic as several crucial nerves were in it. Cra