Dec 28, 2020 | Brain Tumor, Breaking News
Christmas Eve was horrible. I was capital-D Depressed because of, well, all the things, and my pain was an 8.5 on a scale of 1-10. Dan decided we should put Boomer in the back seat of the car and go hunting for Candy Cane Lane, a local neighborhood here in Urbana...
Nov 20, 2019 | Brain Tumor, Fibromyalgia
As a patient who was horribly misdiagnosed (they told me I had fibromyalgia but it was really a brain tumor) for more than two years, I learned a thing or two about how to get your doctor to listen. Going through life with a misdiagnosis—or no diagnosis at all—is as...
Jul 2, 2017 | Brain Tumor, Fibromyalgia
Facebook tells me that on this day three years ago, Dan and I attended the Dave Matthews Band concert at Summerfest in Milwaukee. I remember it well. It was raining and only like 50° F outside. We could see our breath. In July. Fuckin’ Milwaukee, guys. Anyway,...
May 1, 2017 | Brain Tumor, Fibromyalgia
Whew! The past 72 hours have been utter shit for me. I’d explain why, but I’m going to just wave my Tumor! sign and leave it at that. There’s something else I want to write about now: my fibromyalgia misdiagnosis. Did you know that May is Brain...
Apr 25, 2017 | Brain Tumor
OMG! I just heard. How are you? The answer to this one changes every 5 to 30 seconds. You know that graphic about recovery not being a straight line? That is applicable to just about everything in life, and medical procedures are no exception. I’m glad to report...
