Ross Perot has died. In addition to flipping the script on the 1992 presidential election, and giving Dana Carvey another impression, Ross Perot is responsible for my moment of local TV notoriety in 1993. ’93 was the year that David Letterman announced his move to CBS. This was pretty big news at the time, and … Continue reading Can I Finish? Can I Finish? Can-I-Finish?
A refresher for anyone just joining us: In January I noticed a recurring facial tremor (hence the name for this series of posts). After a catscan I was diagnosed with a Chiari malformation, which means the stem of my brain is putting pressure on my spinal cord. After a series of MRIs, another catscan, an … Continue reading Tales Of Twitch: Part 13 Etc.
Three topics entering my fevered brain on a summer Saturday: Graduation Day. Today I watched on Facebook live video the graduation of the Sherburne-Earlville High School (Go Marauders!) Class of 2019. My niece Kayleigh was among the grads, and although the blustery winds caused the FB video camera to topple, I did get to hear … Continue reading Saturday In The Blog, I Think It Was The 22nd Of June
A brief update today, but a meaningful one. UC Denver Health has returned my call! I am going to see one of their craniumologists on July 1st. Having to go all the way to Denver just to TALK to a doctor is not the most convenient thing in the world, but it’s the first step … Continue reading Tales Of Twitch: Part 12 Etc.
Today’s summation: Nobody knows anything. Least of which me. On Friday I got a call from UC Health Denver. The referral on my Chiari had been made. Apparently a referral in medical parlance means very little more than, “Here’s the name and number of a guy who needs your help.” Because the nice lady from … Continue reading Tales Of Twitch: Part 11 Etc.
Anybody wanna go to Denver? Today I talked to my local neurosurgeon, who spelled out for me the plan going forward. I have what he describes as “mild hydrocephalus”. This is fluid on the brain–in my case either Coca-Cola syrup or hot fudge. I also have a Chiari malformation type 2. And, as diagnosed during … Continue reading Tales Of Twitch: Part 10 Etc.
Tonight I went to Regional West to get some additional tests on my malformed noggin so my neurosurgeon can have a more exacting idea of what’s going on up there. I had a marathon session of three different MRIs in a row, the last one including dye. (They do it intravenously…much tidier than, say, using … Continue reading Tales of Twitch: Part 9 Etc.
I found myself in a hospital this week, with lots of time to think. My earliest memory of an overnight hospital stay is at The Children’s Hospital in Buffalo. I was 4, maybe even 3. The memories I have of that experience are fleeting, fuzzy, tentative. I remember Mom and Dad bringing me a big … Continue reading Mother Mary Comes To Me
A small update today. When I was in the hospital a couple weeks ago with my upper respiratory infection, the medical team indicated some concerns about my heart. Today I went in for an electro-cardiogram. The fellow who gave me the test was named Ward. He was a straightforward, no-nonsense gent who reminded me of … Continue reading Tales Of Twitch: Part 8 Etc.
“I’ve been studying your MRI for weeks…it’s quite fascinating.” I visited a neurosurgeon today. No neurosurgery took place; it was the medical equivalent of a “meet and greet.” I met a neurosurgeon; a kind, thoughtful gentleman who discussed my case, my medical history, and asked lots of questions about my childhood medical issues. Then we … Continue reading Tales of Twitch: Part 7 Etc.
