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1, 2, 3 –Leave My Outcome to God? by Julie S. Patient Expert

Posted in: Questions & Answers in Brain Health When the mail came that day there was another card from Polly A. She and Harvey both had been so thoughtful about remembering me. I was still having to struggle with compreh ... Read on »

1, 2, 3 –Leave My Outcome to God? by Julie S. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health When the mail came that day there was another card from Polly A. She and Harvey both had been so thoughtful about remembering me. I was still having to struggle wi ... Read on »

A Typical Day by Julie S. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health Breakfast Slowly work at getting dressed (so slow with just one hand) Appointment with either speech, physical or occupational therapy Lunch ... Read on »

After Surgery: Struggling with Speech Deficiency & Paralysis by Julie S. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health I was having a lot of trouble trying to manage with only one hand and that one hand being my left. I had always been right-handed. And because I couldn't speak and could ... Read on »

Baptist Hospital by Julie S. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health Monday, April 29, 1974 with Eleanor’s wedding just one month away I saw Dr. Huggins a third time. It had already been decided, without my kno ... Read on »

Brain Scan and Neurosurgical Evaluation by Julie S. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health Brain Scan Monday morning May 27, 1974 at the BaptistHospital, I was given a CT (computerized tomography) Brain Scan to determine whether I did, ... Read on »

Brain Surgery – Operative Notes by Julie S. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health “Incision was made slowly with the larger vessels being controlled and coagulated as we opened the scalp. Scalp flap… was wrapped in a warm saline soaked pad and fishhooks ... Read on »

Brain Tumor Removal Left Paralysis & Speech Impairment by Julie S. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health Sat. 11:00 A.M. Visit: Jack (my husband) Notes taken by my daughter, Eleanor “Mama's condition unchanged. No speech.” I had no rude awakening a ... Read on »

CHALLENGE and GOAL by Julie S. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health Before I found the second tumor, I had been a very active person playing tennis maybe three times a week, being treasurer of the St. Andrews United Methodist Women and tr ... Read on »

Complications from the Skull Replacement Plate by Julie S. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health About a month later, because I was unable to see the top of my head in the mirror, I asked my daughter Sally, who is a nurse (on one of her many visit ... Read on »

Disability Struggles Eased by Loving Friends! by Julie S. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health ...but friends were all so encouraging and meant so much to me. By now I was speaking in short phrases and was slowly ... Read on »

DISCHARGED after Meningioma Surgery by Julie S. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health I became so bored, and so lonesome....just lying there hour after hour........day in and day out. Some visitor, other than family, would come every now and then, but not ... Read on »

Driving Again-a Year after Brain Surgery by Julie S. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health Now that the protective plate for my brain had been put in, and the incision healed, Jack took me to Superior Motors and helped me buy my '8 ... Read on »

Eleanor’s Wedding – Polly’s Letter by Julie S. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health Eleanor was married Saturday night June 1, 1974 as planned after having to make the decision whether to go on with the wedding or not. I woul ... Read on »

Emotions Resulting from My Brain Tumor by Julie S. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health I had no confidence in myself now....no self-esteem or sense of self-worth. I didn't seem to “fit in” anywhere, anymore. I was slow; normal, busy people were fast and I was ... Read on »

EPILOGUE- How You Can Help Your Loved One by Julie S. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health EPILOGUE Blessed are you who.... -understand that it is difficult for me to put thought into words. -understand ... Read on »

Four Years Later by Julie S. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health October 27, 1980, Jack and I bought a lot on one of the Country Club golf course ponds, and I began drawing floor plans for a new house with some special featu ... Read on »

Getting Better, Then a Setback by Julie S. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health Finally, the bulky dressing was cut off of my bald head and the drain tube and the sack were both removed. In its place I was given a soft little skull cap like the one I ... Read on »

Helpers Were So Appreciated by Julie S. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health We were extremely thankful for three excellent therapists and we realized how fortunate we were to have adequate insurance to help pay them. I ha ... Read on »

Household Help after Brain Surgery by Julie S. Patient Expert

Posted in: Blog Posts in Brain Health Myrtle was to literally be ''my right arm”. She was more than just a maid, as evidenced in time, by the many extra kindnesses she did for me and the family. She m ... Read on »

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