Uh, I'm not dying

It seems there might be family members who think I am very ill.

I am not.

My sister equated my steroid swollen face with the faces of other family members who died from cancer and has been very frightened that I am dying.

I am not.

• With brain surgery and brain radiation there is specific swelling in the brain that needs to be controlled temporarily with steroids to prevent (don't laugh) brain damage.
• When the radiation stops, the swelling goes down and they stop the steroids.
• Life goes on.

Now then

• Many of the symptoms I have had (severe fatigue, difficulty walking, shaking, confusion) were from the steroids themselves - it's a balancing act.
  
• On Thursday, Feb 24 I had an MRI and appointment with my Oncologist.
• My swelling is gone.
• My steroids can now be safely stopped.
• They have already started.

Woo Hoo!