Brenda's Brainstorm & Trevor, a T Man Production 2009 - 2022

This particular blog is very personal to me...as I am fighting mad! Last week a high profiled neurosurgeon...made the blanket statement...that, "After you have a craniotomy for a Meningioma you are cured." That is just utter nonsense. As many of you know...I had a benign Meningioma removed on September 8TH, 2008. I am almost 2 years out...but I have to tell you...that my recovery has been anything but *BENIGN*! I still battle with constant head pain...so severe at times...that all I want to do is scream...and nausea so bad...that I just feel miserable. I hardly call that cured. You have to also know that people in my support group...Meningioma Mommas are not taking this sitting down. Many have written this individual...and one was even fortunate to get her letter published. I was so proud of her. She worded it in such a way...that you can't deny...that there are still problems/deficits after such a procedure. The facts I want to bring out here are...even though ma

As some of you know...this being May...is National Brain Tumor Awareness Month...only the 2ND one though...which is sad...because so many are touched by this awful diagnosis. It's also National Arthritis Awareness Month. The reason I am addressing both of these...is the fact that I am a brain tumor survivor...and have also had Rheumatoid Arthritis for 19 years now. The fact that I am still holding down a full time job is enough of a celebration for me...as statistics show that after 10 years..you can no longer work or are disabled. Arthritis is the #1 cause of disability in the United States. The following are facts from the magazine "Arthritis Today." 46 million adults and approximately 300,000 children in America are living with doctor-diagnosed arthritis..which probably means, many more are living with this disease, and have not been diagnosed yet. There are over 100 kinds of arthritis. I having one of the top 5...that being Rheumatoid Arthritis. I have mana