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

Hi, it's Trevor, The Tell Tale Dog here, to bring you another inspiring tale of Brenda's life.  This has been a real sad year for her, as she lost her best friend in life to congestive heart failure on May 31ST. Nobody had any idea that on that Friday morning in February, that their lives would be forever changed.  It was February 4TH of this year.  Brenda had been camping out at her mom's apartment, as she was still recovering from her 2ND carpal tunnel surgery.  She was also just getting used to her orthotics, as she was dealing with tendonitis in both feet, due to her Rheumatoid Arthritis, that she had for almost 20 years at this point.  Anyway, Brenda had gone in to check on her mom who was still in bed.  She started having problems breathing and Brenda quickly picked up the phone and dialed 911.  She remained very calm throughout this whole process and kept telling her mom, it would be okay.  She had been scheduled for a thoracentesis that afternoon to remove the f

Hello folks, Trevor, The Tell Tale Dog, here once again, to share a story, that I think will be of quite some interest to you. We are going to be talking about the mind.  You have heard sayings like, "Mind Over Matter" "If You Don't Mind, Then It Doesn't Matter" but we are not actually going to be talking about sayings at all. It's going to be more like explaining different aspects of the mind.  For example...Brenda's mom thought it was real important after her brain surgery to use her mind, by doing Sudoku puzzles.  The concept of the puzzles is that there are 9 squares in each puzzle.  Each line going up and down and across is going to have a combination of those 9 numbers, always making sure that the numbers 1-9 show up in each square, so when you are done there will be the numbers 1-9 in each square and also 1-9 will be across and also up and down.  They will be different combinations, but this can be achieved.  She has mastered levels 1 an

Hi, Trevor, The Tell Tale Dog here once again...We are going to do something really different this time...and share some of the messages that we have been using on Facebook,  This will give the folks outside of Facebook, a chance to see and enjoy them also. These are messages that Brenda has coined with ideas...she has seen or heard about.  These are all original and we hope you enjoy them. Feel free to copy them and share them with your friends...We only ask that if you do...that you refer to them as Trevor's Messages For The Day...thank you. I Aspire To Inspire or Aspire To Inspire... Life is what you make it.  You can either choose to be a victim or a victor? Before you can truly extend love to others, you must be comfortable with yourself first. Find what inspires you and let those creative juices start to flow. Be kind to yourself and your happiness will shine through to others. Spread a little sunshine with your smile. Share your journey with others, not onl

Trevor, The Tell Tale Dog...here again to spread awareness and hope.  We are going to do something a bit different this time around.  I am going to be interviewing Brenda..as she is approaching her 3RD anniversary of her brain surgery or as she calls it...her craniversary. Before we get started though...I must share with some of our readers that good ole Trevor here, made it in the latest Tumors Suck video...those pictures that Brenda took of me...really paid off.  We have also started something new on Facebook each morning...Trevor's message for the day.  People seem to really enjoy it and we are always happy to start someone's day off with a little inspiration.  Without further ado...here's my interview with Brenda. Trevor:  So great to have you here today...Brenda... Brenda:  Thank you Trevor...it's a pleasure to be here... Trevor:  So tell the folks here about your brain tumor journey. Brenda...Well Trevor, on August 26, 2008...I was diagnosed with a m

Trevor, The Tell Tale Dog, here to tell yet, another inspiring tale of my best friend's life.  Brenda has been really working hard the past few months, to get on with her life.  Today, is exactly 2 months to the day, that her mom passed away. Before we go on with that.  I have a little news of my own to share.  Recently, I posed for some pictures for "Tumors Suck."  I have to tell you, without being too modest, that they really turned out pretty good.  I guess my charm exceeded all expectations.  hahaha!  Now on to my tale.  Brenda has been going through some real heavy things.  She has not once, given up.  She has a lot of support out there.  She told her doctor the other day, that she had a lot of friends and he agreed, and then he just took the time to sit and talk with her.  That doctor is pretty cool in my doggy book.  She is struggling with some health issues..but she is fighting every day, not to let this all get her down. She recently started exercising on

Well, it's that time again for another tale.  Trevor insisted on being able to pick the title.  I think he really watches too much NBC Nightly News.  Since, I am giving him some time off, as he has been doing an exceptional job with writing...I let the dog have his bone, so to speak. I am going to be sharing my personal feelings in regards to the events that have happened this year so far. As many of you know, my mother passed away on May 31, 2011.  I also lost my brother-in-law this year in April who was married to my oldest sister.  I can't imagine losing a husband and then a little over a month later, losing your mom. We found out on March 30th that mom was dying.  I was informed by my PCP, while I was at work.  I just got a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach.  I really thought she was beginning to get better. That's just how fast things would change.  It was pretty much like that the whole time, since she first entered the hospital on February 4th, when this

Trevor, The Tell Tale Dog, here again, to introduce another tale of Brenda's life.  Last Tuesday, May 31, 2011, Brenda's mom...her best friend in life lost her battle with congestive heart failure.  She fought hard, but it was evident for some time, that her life on this earth would be coming to an end.  She had her for 2 months longer than anyone had hoped. It was during that time, that Brenda begin to realize that it would be so important to be able to have those heart to heart talks.  She had many.  She was able to tell her mom just how important she was to her and that she hoped that someday, she would be half the woman that her mom was.  Her mom replied with, "Some day you will be."  Even up until the very end Brenda's mom encouraged her and told her not to feel bad about anything.  She realizes, Brenda did everything she could.  If she could have, she would have taken care of her herself but, that was just not feasible or possible.  Brenda was workin

Trevor here again to help Brenda spread awareness...regarding National Brain Tumor Awareness Month.  As some of you know...Brenda is a Meningioma brain tumor survivor...of almost 3 years now.  She has asked me to help her...tell tales of awareness and hope. Brenda still struggles every day with waves of nausea, feeling lightheaded, becoming emotional...but that has to do with the location of her brain tumor.  She belongs to that special group...and there are many of you out there.."The Frontal Lobe Group."  The way she has explained it to me...is that the frontal lobe is the high functioning part of the brain, which causes one to be quick to anger or tears.  You just can't do anything about the neurons in your brain.  She copes with it very well.  In fact...she wants people out there that are struggling, to know...that this is okay.  They are not crazy.  You go through a lot when you have a brain tumor removed.  You don't just go to the hospital...have the proce

Trevor here again, to introduce another inspiring tale of Brenda's life.  As many of you know, she is a Meningioma brain tumor survivor. She belongs to one of the greatest online support groups around, Meningioma Mommas. This is a place to go for people who just *GET IT.* I will now let Brenda share her experience with you.  I hope you enjoy it.  I had the pleasure of finally attending my 1st ever meet & greet the weekend of April 8TH - 10TH in Omaha, NE.  My mom was supposed to have gone with me, but due to her illness, etc., it was impossible for that to happen.  She still wanted very much for me to go, as she said, "You need this trip and this may be the last thing I can do for you."  How could I possibly argue with such a beautiful gift? I asked my good friend, Thelma to go with me, as mom thought we would have a lot of fun.  More on that later.  We got our boarding passes after some mix-up, because mom had not been taken out of their system, after I c

Well, it's that time again for good ole Trevor...yes that's me, to help Brenda tell yet, another inspiring tale about what's been going on in her life. As some of you know by now...Brenda's Mom has now been in the nursing home over a month now.  If you don't think this has been hard on her...well you are barking up the wrong tree. Brenda has done everything possible to make her Mom's stay as comfortable as possible.  If it had not been for good friends, a lot of these things could never have been accomplished. They helped her move her Mom's TV...which was given by a real neat fellow...that Brenda knows from where she works.  Cable got hooked up now...so her Mom is enjoying those good old shows.  They don't make them like that anymore.  I would really like to see "Lassie" on there sometime...as I have a special place in my heart for that darn courageous Collie. Anyway...on to my story about Brenda and her recent struggles....which she is

Trevor here once again with another inspiring story...that Brenda is going to share this time.  Her Mom has now been in the nursing home just a little over 3 weeks and so much has happened.  She is going to share with you what she experienced.. when she spent a day with her Mom and to give you a bird's eye view of what a day may be like for her Mom.  I hope you enjoy it!  I wanted to call it...A Dog's Day In February...but it really has nothing to do with ole Trevor here...so here it is...take it away Brenda! Thanks Trevor...for that wonderful intro... As you know...Mom entered a nursing home just a little over 3 weeks now.  I attended what they call a care conference...that is held for new residents and their families...usually after the resident has been there for about 2 weeks or so.  It was a most interesting day...here is just some of what I gleaned from it.  The care conference consists of all the people that are involved in Mom's care.  The social worker, n

"Brenda's Brainstorm" is adding a new addition this year...and that's where I come in.  Allow me to introduce myself.  I am Trevor a lovable Golden Retriever...who stands about 3 feet high and has the most expressive brown eyes you will ever see.  I am a beautiful brownish tan with a nice shiny coat. Brenda's mother, made me a collar that any dog would be proud to wear.  It's purple, representing Meningioma awareness with 2 dog bone charms and a T on each side representing my work, "Trevor's Tales".  The ribbon is really cool...because Brenda's mother had that in her sewing collection from Brenda's sister who died of colon cancer.  I am so doggone proud to be wearing this and helping Brenda...in her great cause of bringing Meningiomas to the forefront. I keep a close eye on Brenda every day...as she has had some tough battles to get through lately.  As some of you know...Brenda was staying at her mother's apartment recovering