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Continue reading →: Another Drive
I drove again this afternoon. It was my first time driving since my birthday in July. So it’s been more than 3 months. This time I drove with a destination! My partner and I went to the pharmacy to get our annual COVID-19 booster. Then I bravely drove back from…
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Continue reading →: One Year After Surgery
One year ago, I had a craniotomy to remove a benign brain tumor called a meningioma. Although it was benign, it was growing at a much faster rate than I was comfortable. So less than 2 years after it was discovered on an MRI, I opted to have it removed.…
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Continue reading →: Valium 3 Years In: Quest Unlocked
Today marks exactly three years since I started taking three times per day valium. On Thursday, September 14, 2023, I started at 20 mg per day (5 mg in the morning, 7.5 mg in the late afternoon, 7.5 mg before bed). Just one week later, I was down to 15…
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Continue reading →: How much is 0.05 mL?
Today I did yet another valium drop. If all goes as planned, I am just 5 days away from being at a total of 1.5 mg per day. As I mentioned before, my goal was to reach that number by September 21, which is 3 years since I was at…
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Continue reading →: Birthday Activities
It’s been more than a week since my birthday. I had a great day and did lots of things. I’d planned to write a big, reflective post about it. Unfortunately I got overwhelmed by the end of the day, and ran out of steam. Since I took photos throughout the…
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Continue reading →: One year ago: Surgery scheduled
On Friday, July 11 of last year, I scheduled my brain surgery for October 15th of that year. I had my initial consultation with the neurosurgeon on Tuesday, July 8, 2025. There I presented my argument to get the meningioma out of my brain before it grew any bigger and…
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Continue reading →: Med Milestone
After my medication drop tonight, I will be at 10% of the amount of valium I was started on back on September 14, 2023. Yes I remember the exact date. It began a hellscape of medication mayhem. I most likely had a paradoxical reaction to the drug (meaning instead of…
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Continue reading →: So Many Books Part 2
This is a follow-up to my So Many Books post from January (link). I said: “I wanted to share the crazy fact that I am somehow simultaneously reading or listening to 8 books right now. It’s a bit much.” I have been feeling kind of overwhelmed and pulled in too…
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Continue reading →: My Year of Walks
April 30 marked one year of daily walks. I have missed days here and there. But the only time I missed more than 1 day in a row was when I was in the hospital after my brain surgery!! There are no major epiphanies. No significant changes in my body.…