What do you see when you look in the mirror?
I see myself. A person I love and respect looking back at me.
But, now my body has something it’s revealed through some testing with more tests and surgery on the way.
My brain has come through a hole in my bone between eardrum and brain. There is CSF fluid that it is holding back. CSF acts as a cushion to protect the brain and spinal cord from injury.
And, I am reflecting.
On how it was a little bit of joy in my ignorance over the past year thinking my family doctor was correct in prescribing ear drops and ear prescriptions (one I was allergic to AmaClav) and had me on a list to see an ENT. So I saw a private ENT and it has led me here. To surgery. To the reveal of a rare instance in adults.
I love my dogs so much and I hope that I can continue to share my time with them after surgery.
I am embracing parts of my business that I feel compelled to take care of. To stay active and hopeful. My podcast is there and my presence on social media is still there.
But, I am shedding what no longer serves me. Including false friendships and a few parasites that pretended friendship in order to receive financial help from me.
My hope is to survive surgery and keep pushing towards my PhD.