Guest guest Posted February 28, 2001 Report Share Posted February 28, 2001 Deanne is an inspiration.. These stories of strength and courage help us all. We keep it in our memory banks and it will come to the fore when we are facing/recovering from Neuro surgery. Best Wishes to you Emile and Deanne ine Deanne is Home :-) > Hiya Crewbies, > I'm just passing along one more note from Emile. I love sharing good news. > > Hugs to all. > > ...Donna > > > To all those who've been there to support Deanne and myself through this > > ordeal, a big kind word of thanks. The past 3 months have been rough, > > culminating in one of the longest, sleepless weeks I've had in yonks. > > Deanne is home, in bed, sound asleep now. Most of that tumour is out and > > we have one of the best neurosurgeons this country has as Deanne's doctor > > now. > > No words can dispel the helplessness one feels in this kind of situation, > > but the knowing that you're not alone offers a great comfort in that. For > > this, to all those who've helped me keep a level head through this, I just > > want to say thank you again. Your support means a lot to Deanne and > > myself. She's been kept informed of all the telephone calls, flowers, > > cards, e-mails and the like. > > > > She walked in to major brain surgery and out again on the 6th day. She's > > very shaky on her feet still, and can only walk short distances. She can > > not stay up for long, and has no balance to speak of. With the swelling, > > and the release of pressure on the brainstem things have to settle for > > awhile. We will only know after 3-6 months what any permanent after > > effects will be - if there are any. Thus far everything looks fine. The > > neuro released her with strict instructions that she is not to move about > > unassisted. Only a few minutes walking at a time rewards her with a > > mammoth headache, but the little fighter still gets up. It's hard to say > > how long it'll be before she's able to move about on her own. It depends > > on her entirely and if you know her like I do.... > > > > Again, thank you. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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