Are you going to send anything for Mom's Day? > From: Bhavani <http://www.juno.com/~margaretch> > Date: Mon, 2 May 2005 15:05:42 -0400 > To: http://www.juno.com/~W1few,http://www.rcn.com/~thecaringconnection,http://www.qwestonline.com/~robsue2, > http://www.netzero.net/~jeepersbe,http://www.JoiMail.com/~wb1rlb,http://www.myway.com/~369marnie, > http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert,http://www.aol.com/~pbutlr,http://www.aol.com/~nagual2, > http://profiles.yahoo.com/arbyraines,http://www.aol.com/~ReikiSport,http://www.vermontel.net/~gib, > http://www.comcast.net/~pyogini,http://dummy.us.eu.org/noelleg, > http://www.aaahawk.com/~aliceh,flora.http://www.us.army.mil/~,http://www.icarz.com/~Kenl, > http://www.hotmail.com/~jessica_mcglew,http://www.leadinspection.com/~JimWalsh, > http://www.prodigy.net/~BEEJAY2500,http://www.aol.com/~Linguar,http://www.msn.com/~schweppesy, > http://www.comcast.net/~d.mayr,http://www.juno.com/~margaretch,http://profiles.yahoo.com/Beaminer, > http://www.yahoogroups.com/~snh-sangha,http://www.aol.com/~Nmulln > > Hello- > so...I must continue with the antibiotics longer than I would like- the > infectious disease doctor said that I need to complete the whole 8 week > series after my second brain operation (craniotomy) because of the brain > abscess. The antibiotics are quite a nuisance and make me feel yucky, > but I know this isn't much longer- May 10th now is the latest date- > finally! Of course I need blood labs to show there still isn't any signs > of infection. > > I think I have decided to go through with reconstruction of my skull > since there is a significant piece missing. The neurosurgeon said that I > couldn't go through the rest of my life like this as this could lead to > other complications...fatal if I should get struck on my head or > headaches later on. This 'restoration' operation probably won't occur > until probably September, but he needs to do it before the membrane > adheres and yet not too soon after the last operation to insure I am > healed and there is no indication of infection. > > I am not feeling that well at the moment since I think that I have a > common cold. The cold virus is common though unlike an uncommon brain > tumor. I am feeling sooo much better than I was and am happy about that- > it's like night and day!!! > > Thanks for all your support, care, and love. > > In Love, > Margaret > ...or aka Bhavani > By the way it's > Brain Tumor Action Week (BTAW-US) Is May 1-7, 2005 > Brain Tumor Awareness. Each year more than 100,000 people are diagnosed > with brain tumors in the US.