Viva Las Vegas!

Filed under: Journal — Mrs. Smile at 5:29 am on Monday, October 31, 2005
I'm leaving this morning for that trip I mentioned earlier (much earlier). Just me and some of my gal pals... going to Vegas.... celebrate my friend's 45th... plan on laughing so hard my stomach will ache... probably win so much frickin' money I'll quit my job.... It could happen.... I feel pretty

Soap Box

Filed under: Journal — Mrs. Smile at 5:36 am on Friday, October 28, 2005
Yesterday I had to travel "up valley" as we say around here. While driving down the highway I was passed, rather recklessly, by what appeared to be 3 very young drivers. I assume they were in high school, as they all had little mementos of their high school football teams

Attention please…

Filed under: Journal — Mrs. Smile at 1:37 pm on Thursday, October 27, 2005
Could the S.O.B. that has the voo doo doll of me, PaLeeeze stop sticking the ice pick into my head??? God Almighty, or at least use a thumb tack or something smaller, something shorter? My neuro surgeon said the headaches are probably from the tumor dying. So if that's the case....

I’m back!

Filed under: Journal — Mrs. Smile at 4:17 pm on Tuesday, October 18, 2005
The tumor is in fact smaller!! Woo Hooooooooo! Mayber over 25% smaller. However, due to the fact I'm not responding to the the dosage of medication I'm currently on.... both the endo doc and the neuro surgeon have decided to increase the dosage.... again. Hopefully avoiding re-growth of what

Crap!

Filed under: Journal — Mrs. Smile at 2:07 pm on Wednesday, October 12, 2005
Blood work is not good again. Prolactin level is up. Thyroid levels are also high. Crap. Crap. Crap. Headaches have not been fun either. With my MRI this coming Sunday, the tumor will either be smaller or larger. My neuro surgeon will make a quick $240 to tell me this. With another

The Center Of The Universe

Filed under: Journal — Mrs. Smile at 4:56 pm on Friday, October 7, 2005
Today was one of those days coined after the phrase "Indian Summer". The sky couldn't be more blue and everything is gold. Using the words orange, red, amber and gold can't even begin to do justice to the cotton wood trees down by the river. But man, are

Hope

Filed under: Journal — Mrs. Smile at 3:03 pm on Monday, October 3, 2005
I would really like to go back to my life before "the tumor". With my up-coming re-evaluation, I am trying to think positive. Hopefully they will tell me it's merely half the size it was.... hopefully they will tell me the headaches will eventually dwindle... hopefully they will tell