Kyl again. Got the word last night that she was on for surgery today but they weren’t sure about the schedule so she should be ready for a call anytime from 5am or after. We waited all morning and finally got the call a little before noon. Surgery went fine but since they couldn’t find…

Sorry for all the swearing, but it feels justified. At the appointment on Monday it was discovered that I am leaking cerebral spinal fluid out of my nose. They had me get a ct scan yesterday and it’s been determined that I need to go back in to surgery and get the leak patched up.…

Hi everyone. It’s been a surreal couple of days at home grappling with this new reality. I can’t even put into words how it feels. I keep thinking about Picasso and his distorted face paintings, and that’s kind of how it feels. Sometimes it feels like my right eye isn’t part of my face. Sometimes…

We got home around 5:00 yesterday and spent my first night at home. It all feels like a such a blur. Check out what was me thinking my eye was closed (scary top pick) vs with the weight. Happy early Halloween everyone! They did do an MRI on Saturday at 4:00 am that I barely…

I’ll keep this short. I’m doing ok. Have done some walking and finally showered sitting in a chair. The facial nerve part is the hardest. I can’t smile or close my eye fully. We are getting discharged soon and I’ll go to their eye clinic this afternoon and get a gold weight inserted into my…

Surgery went well. The doctors called me (Kyl) at 6 hours in and said they got all of the tumor out and were able to preserve the hearing nerve and facial nerve. At that point the neurosurgeon and ENT doc were done with their portion, and left it to their team to get her buttoned…

Kyl here – we made it to The Day. She is probably about half way through surgery now. It’s been an early and anxious morning. Got up about 3am, to hospital by 5:30, and into the OR at 7:30. Surgery is supposed to be 6-8 hours and the first 2 hours of that were imaging…

If you know me, you know I love musicals. This song has been hyping me up today. I feel ready. I’ve been thinking about everything I’m grateful for – my friends and my family. A lot of my friends have been in my life a long time – time since high school and college. To…

The big day is quickly approaching. My surgery will start at 7:30 a.m. next Friday. We need to check in at 5:30 a.m. It should last about 6-8 hours. It’s a long surgery because they have to move very slowly and methodically to remove the tumor while preserving my nerves in the area. In my…

I can totally relate to him talking about sleeping on his good ear and how amazing that is. I can’t hear anything in the morning if I’m laying on my left side! I REALLY hope my recovery is much smoother than his! Please pray for me.