Hello Fellow Travelers!
We've known each other what, 6 or 7 weeks? Some marriages don't last this long. Anyway, we've been traveling together long enough for me to share a sensitive aspect of this brain tumor process which is by it's very nature, low on my list of things to deal with but tragic to me nonetheless. That painful aspect of this process is the huge toll an extensive brain injury/surgery does to your face. I was lucky to keep most of my hair, thanks to extensive dental work and daily trips to the gym, my caloric intake is far less than the output, resulting in not just a different size but also a different shape. However, there is no haircut, dental implant or exercise that will repair your face after brain surgery.
As the evil emperor disguised as the equally evil Chancellor Palpatine in Star Wars III remarked, "These battles have left me scarred and disfigured." Or something like that, of course, the Emperor/Chancellor guy was lying (Was the actor tired of changing costumes? Was it integral to the story?) I did mention he was evil. I wasn't setting the world on fire before this calamity befell me. I was barely holding my own. Does this aspect of brain well, brain anything, I guess, bother men too? It's low on my huge list of "Things to Fix", because, oh I don't know, oh, let's see, oh, now I remember, I CAN'T WRITE A STUPID LIST YET!'
After I remember how to walk and talk, and get my vision back, and get at least one hand operational, then I'll be able to put a dollar amount on my face. See what I mean? Way down on the list! You want to know something else? It doesn't matter at all.
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