One Step At A Time

  • Chapter 7 — The Night Before

    The information about the Gamma Knife procedure arrived over the following days, and the whole thing began to feel increasingly surreal. Sheffield's own hospital couldn't accommodate the procedure in their schedule. When that happens, the tre...
  • Chapter 6 — The Wobbles

    I'd been asked consistently, throughout every medical appointment, about my balance and my strength. And consistently I'd batted the question away. I'd had sciatica before all of this started. A bad shoulder. I'd even booked myself a ...
  • Chapter 5 — The Plan

    Wednesday and Thursday passed in a blur. Following the advice of people around me, I spent much of those two days doing things that felt simultaneously necessary and surreal. I sorted out a Lasting Power of Attorney. I updated my will. I built a docu...
  • Chapter 4 — Day Two

    After the shock of day one, and the MRI that never happened, we were back at Castle Hill the following morning. We took the kids to school at the normal time. Nothing unusual, nothing alarming — just a regular school run. At that point they kne...
  • Chapter 3 — The Phone Call

    It was a Monday. I was at work. I'd felt wobbly for a few days. My balance had been off and I'd noticed a struggle with driving that I'd been quietly ignoring. That morning, typing had become a real challenge — my left hand wasn't cooperating i...