Posts by swiftdrifter88

Maria Lee54, thank you so much for the reply and all your support! We just got back from New York City last week, and honestly, things turned out better than we ever could have hoped... He had an angiography done, and it turns out it's a congenital anomaly involving the veins rather than the arteries—which would have been the real danger for a rupture—and there’s no direct connection to the brain. So, there’s nothing to surgically fix; they told us the chance of a vein rupture is incredibly low. He just has to learn how to live with it—avoiding high altitudes, skipping flights, keeping activity levels steady, and... well, we were all just in such shock and suspense waiting for these results! Thank God it’s finally over!

And I still can't believe your surgery was postponed... I know this waiting game is absolutely soul-crushing... please, just stay persistent and hang in there :-) You have to let me know how it goes, okay? I'll be thinking of you... health really is everything, isn't it? It's funny how you don't truly realize that until you're actually facing a crisis.

Sending love to everyone—don't give up! p u s a

Hey everyone!

Dear Sneky, I just read your post about battling that vascular tumor. Honestly, I’m just blown away by your courage and your sheer will to fight... please, keep going and never give up. I’m also crossing my fingers that the surgery you mentioned for February went smoothly.

About two weeks ago, my dad was told by doctors at the Mayo Clinic—working with Prof. Vukić—that they suspect a vascular tumor. We're still in limbo, though; he’s waiting on an angiogram before we get any real answers. It isn't anything massive yet, just some kind of anomaly where the vessels on his right side seem thickened. He’s mostly functioning okay, but he gets these headaches, and occasionally he’ll stumble over a word while talking, or his right eye will start twitching. I’m terrified, honestly—I'm so scared things might take a turn for the worse. They aren't suggesting surgery right now; instead, they want to try that Gamma Knife method you mentioned. You said it wasn't the right fit for you, though...
That's all for now, but please check in so we know how you're doing!

Sending so much love your way—wishing you a speedy recovery and hoping you can finally get rid of that "beast," as you call it. 🙂