Fifth Brain Surgery Anniversary

Five years ago today I had a craniotomy for a benign mengianoma. In English... I had brain surgery for a non-cancerous brain tumor. It was growing in the left side of my brain just above my ear. The surgery was very long, but everything went as good as it could go. I documented it here.

I celebrated by spending the morning at the gym...

I work out for 2 hours almost every day.

Some kind of cardio for an hour, then swim for an hour.

Then I came home and had a delicious veggie burger. The patty was "mushroom risotto." Very unusual but so good. I ate it with the last of my sweet and spicy pickles. Fermented foods are important for me to have.

When I got home Max and I ran some errands. He's my best boy. I carried him in his sling through the grocery store, but he got to walk and explore through the hardware store. What a lucky dog.

"Go faster mom!"

Now I'm finally relaxing with a nice glass of Kombucha. It feels good to be off my feet. 

I like to remember where I was five years ago to make sure I savor each and every day. I'm grateful to be here. Thankful I can walk. Delighting in shaping my body to be strong.

CHEERS!