Mortality Closing........................Arion

Greetings, my USM friends. I have grave news, if you'll pardon the pun.

There's no easy way to say this, so I'm just going to put it out there: I have a brain tumor, and it's being operated on next Monday.

One 2/24, my wife and I were getting ready when my tongue spasmed, and for about five minutes I could talk, no drink water. It literally felt like my tongue was trying to crawl out the side of my mouth. My wife put me through some deep breathing exercises and eventually I was normal again, my speech remained slurry. We called our medical providers, and they convinced us to call an ambulance.

An hour later, after CAT scans and an MRI, it was determined that I have a tumor in my brain. The medicos jumped on it immediately, and I'm getting it operated next week.

The school where I teach has been very supportive. They've given me a leave of absence, and today my wife drove me over to the hospital for pre-op check-in. Everything went well, and I think it will all work out.

My symptoms before the spasm were so subtly general that it's easy to see how I could have overlooked them: occasional headaches, a slight trembling in one hand, and more recently, a difficulty in spelling. But it all makes sense.

I will keep you all posted on what is happening.

Any prayers will be cheerfully accepted.

Arion

Cancer can happen to anyone. If you don't feel right, get checked out: fast!

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