A post this week to make up for the weeks I have not, an
explanation of sorts as to why my Blog has fallen by the wayside in the last
few weeks.
You see dear friends, family and readers shortly after the
Thanksgiving holiday had ended my mother was admitted to the hospital after
having an episode of disorientation at home. Thankfully my father, who was
present at the time, had the wherewithal to know that something was seriously
wrong. My mother is normally quite the intelligent, well-spoken and articulate
woman but in this instance her speech could only be described as gibberish and
nonsensical.
And yes it was very frightening.
A hospital admission, tests, CAT Scans, MRIs, days later she was
diagnosed with a brain tumor and the episode she had at home classified as a
seizure. After her initial diagnosis the doctors and surgeons at St. Francis
Hospital decided the best course of action would be to perform surgery to
remove the tumor, which was not only close to the skull but also small enough
that removing it in its entirety was possible. Her surgery was scheduled for the
Tuesday after Thanksgiving; it was a long day for our little family.
But as of now my mother is home, she’s in good spirits and truly
you would not even know she had to have brain surgery. Alas she was mourning
the fact that her doctors needed to shave part of her hair off in order to work
their medical magic; having only just returned from the salon mere hours prior
to her episode. I, however, have taken a more positive outlook on the matter!
It’s the style now to have shaved half of your head and constantly assure her
that her new look is in fact in style.
I’ve even supplied her with several pictures of Demi Lovato,
evidence that it is in fact a style! Although I do not believe I have convinced
her to adopt the style for long. I try.
Since her return from the hospital she has had a few follow up
appointments with her doctors and even some with new doctors. Currently we are
in step two of the healing process, the brain tumor was diagnosed as a cancer.
Yes, a cancer, one that we must fight and fight we will.
Now I plead with you, my readers, as my family navigates these
unexpected events. We plead with you all for prayers ad good wishes.
We need positive thoughts. We need prayers. Right now my mother’s
name is on the “Please Pray” list with three local parishes. We have reached
out to family and friends in other counties, other states and even other
countries. My Father’s reach has extended from New Jersey to Seattle. My mother
has reached all the way to France. In Uruguay thanks to my cousin’s fiancée and
all the way down to Africa and across Europe to Asia thanks to my uncle.
So please keep my family in your prayers, add Virginia Fallon to
the “Please Pray” list in your parishes. We are keeping positive and praying
hard, that’s all we ask in return! Prayers and faith.
I know you like to say I taught you how to be a
mother. Basically that you worked out all the kinks with me, well here we are
25 years later and I think you and I are still learning together. It’s so much
fun to think that we’re on this ride together. I’m learning how to be an adult
and you’re learning how to be a mother to a grown woman.
xoxo
