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Originally Posted by rambo1
Ever since I found out I had a brain-tumor my life has been nothing but just plain difficult. My family doesn't really treat me the same,..like I'm half-retarded.I've had 2 brain surgeries in May and June of '09.
I went from this semi-successful guy who worked for myself in construction for over 20 years to living in a box. I have no friends since I don't drink or indulge in illicit drugs and frankly I'm fine with that.
People think that I have life handed to me because I've been deemed disabled,.well that's true,.it should be because by God I worked for it! I crawled around on the floor all my life working just to barely make the rent from paycheck to paycheck.Everybody knows what I'm talking about,..I don't think life was intended to be easy and still everyday is a struggle for me.I take a shower, prepare my own meals,clean out the cat-box,cut the yard, take out the trash, wash my dishes, laundry, even though I just don't want to do it. I keep this little notepad around to write myself notes, to remember what needs done, what I did,and upcoming things to do, because if I don't I'll have to suffer the consequences of forgetting. Trust me,.you don't want to have trouble with your memory! I can't remember the last time my kids called me.
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I am sorry I don't understand how this site works yet. I tried to post when I first joined & noone answered me. I have a brain aneurysm that is located in a bad spot and has a large opening with a bulge on both sides. I am going in next week for the third try to put a new stent; The Pipeline stent" the first two tries failed as I started to hemorage; so the surgeon aborted. I am very nervous and feel all alone. all my friends seem put out with me cause I am not well and I try not to talk about my condition. My kids all live far away & have there own lives but they are not around for me. I am a widow' so no husband to comfort me. Yesterday I had to put my little dog to sleep. I had him 14 yrs and I miss him so much; he was my best friend. I don't know that my situation is as complicated as yours; but it has been life changeing. Never knowing if this thing will rupture is an eerie feeling; people treat me different. I hope you get to feeling better and I just chalk up tthe memory thing to, Having a Senior Moment!!! I wish you the best & thanks for reading this.
