Things have turned a little. W had an MRI, and her doctor advised her against driving. She had a vacation planned with the kids and she was very upset about the thought of cancelling it. The kids were excited about it. So after giving it some thought, I offered to go and drive. I said our son could room with me and our daughter could room with her. She kind of hesitated...I could tell she was nervous and kind of felt bad about it. So I just offered and told her to think about it. A day later she called me and said if I was sure she really appreciated it.
It was a fun, kind of low key time. She couldn't ride some things, but all in all we had a good time. I can tell she has been doing some counseling or reading or something because there were a few things that would have been sources of conflict before that were no big deal. That kind of impressed me.
Today a new thing to consider came about. I took her to her follow up appointment. Again, I just offered casually and left it in her lap to call me back. I am glad I went. She has something called a convexity meningioma. It is a brain tumor, but it is not cancer. The doctor said it isn't uncommon, but of course the phrase "brain tumor" is always scary to hear. In her normal way, she is joking about it, but I know she is scared.
So I want to be supportive, be strong, and help her through this. Does anyone have suggestions?
