Hey all,
It’s been awhile since we’ve provided any update. Obviously, we’re all dealing with a new normal, so we hope everyone is safe and healthy.
Amie had an MRI yesterday—yes, April 1st, and it wasn’t a joke. I drove her to the hospital at 9AM, dropped her off, and found a spot on the empty streets, parked, enjoyed 1934’s A Thin Man and some classic Jazz—Davis and Coltrane, not Kenny G.
Amie entered the hospital and was screened for COVID-19. Some of the attendants thought she was an employee (don’t know why, wink!). But she had her temperature taken, scanned, and went down to the MRI screening room.
90-minutes later, Amie left the building and I picked her up. We had a scheduled video call with her doctor, John Hensen, at 11:30AM to go over the scans. So, we drove over to Marmite restaurant where we had preordered a take-away lunch to make it convenient when we were done with the video chat.
With the video call itself, all-in-all, Amie is doing well. The scans still show the hole in her head where the tumor lived. Dr. Hensen noted that it should continue to shrink over time, but said most likely the brain may never fill back in fully. More good news is that she is able to remove 2 of the 3 medications from her daily routine. Yay!
There is bad news though… Amie can’t have adult beverages for a YEAR! This is due to the third medication she is on to prevent seizures. So, we’re going to research some classic and discreet mocktails for her to enjoy. We don’t know if it’s a year from yesterday’s scan, or from her pre-op date, December 22nd. Let’s hope for sooner than later.
Again, we hope everyone is staying safe and healthy during these quarantine days (weeks?) ahead.
All the best.
Tim, Amie, Remi, Butch, & Squeak