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Posted: 7/27/07 at 2:23pm
My wife has to go for a biopsy of a breast tumor, so we'll take all the prayers we can get. If there is any sense of fairness in the world, the results will be favorable, because we've been through more than our share of medical difficulties.
About four years ago, my wife was diagnosed with a rare type of brain tumor called an acousitc neuroma. They're always benign, but hers was extremely large (about the size of a tennis ball). She underwent over ten hours of surgery, with full removal of the tumor, but she was left with partial paralysis of her face, difficulty swallowing, balance problems, and premanent total deafness in one ear. If this wasn't enough, she developed post-operative bacterial meningitis, and suffered a heart attack while in the hospital. She spent a total of almost two months in the hospital, and her quality of life is nothing like what it was before.
As you can imagine, facing the possibility of another serious medical issue seems more than daunting. I'll never forget having to tell our three daughters (16, 12 and 8 at the time) that their mother had had a heart attack; I can't imagine the possibility of having to now tell them that she has cancer.
Well, thanks for indulging me, and please keep is in your prayers. I usually wouldn't write about personal issues like this, but we haven't told any family or friends yet, so this is cathartic for me.
About four years ago, my wife was diagnosed with a rare type of brain tumor called an acousitc neuroma. They're always benign, but hers was extremely large (about the size of a tennis ball). She underwent over ten hours of surgery, with full removal of the tumor, but she was left with partial paralysis of her face, difficulty swallowing, balance problems, and premanent total deafness in one ear. If this wasn't enough, she developed post-operative bacterial meningitis, and suffered a heart attack while in the hospital. She spent a total of almost two months in the hospital, and her quality of life is nothing like what it was before.
As you can imagine, facing the possibility of another serious medical issue seems more than daunting. I'll never forget having to tell our three daughters (16, 12 and 8 at the time) that their mother had had a heart attack; I can't imagine the possibility of having to now tell them that she has cancer.
Well, thanks for indulging me, and please keep is in your prayers. I usually wouldn't write about personal issues like this, but we haven't told any family or friends yet, so this is cathartic for me.
"It does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are 20 gods or no god. It neither picks my pocket, nor breaks my leg."
-- Thomas Jefferson
