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

RD BLOG WEEK; DAY ONE DEALING - How do other diagnosis impact your RD and its treatments? Before we begin, I would like to make a little introduction. I'm Trevor a golden retriever, who has been Brenda's storyteller for this blog, the past 8 years. We share tales about experiences that have happened in Brenda's life, good or bad. We believe in being real and at the same time, pawsitive. See what I did there? BOL Now, you get it.  Brenda has lived with rheumatoid disease for 28 years. Hers is primarily rheumatoid arthritis, but she also lives with another autoimmune disease, hypothyroidism. This was properly diagnosed, after her craniotomy was performed, for her right frontal lobe nonmalignant meninigioma brain tumor, which was removed entirely on September 8, 2008. That now makes her an eleven year brain tumor survivor.  Brenda also deals with high blood pressure, which as of late, has become a real challenge with finding the right medication. Thanks to her...

Hello my fellow readers. Trevor here, with our September tale. On the eve of Brenda's 11th Craniversary or what she refers to as the anniversary of her craniotomy, we thought that exploring the subject of possessing no filter would be appropriate. Brenda does live with frontal lobe syndrome, which is considered an acquired brain injury, as a result of having had a craniotomy. You hear this often in the brain tumor community; Brain Surgery Equals Brain Injury. This is true and in Brenda's case, it can be difficult to deal with at times. Some brain injured individuals, possess no filter. This is no fault of their own. It means that their actions cannot be controlled, due to having had their brain injured. This often happens with stroke victims. They become agitated and may lash out with cussing. Brenda herself experienced it with a stroke victim once. He was so happy to see her, but could not express what he wanted to say and started cussing. He also was gripping her hand tig...