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Stan R. Houston wrote: > Friends: > > Here's an update on my exciting plans for brain surgery: > > Today, I spent three hours at Houston's Herman Hospital in the "OFF" > state > (Translation: Not a friggin' thing works) so my doctor could complete > a > physical evaluation. He videotaped me: > * NOT walking down a long hall > * NOT writing my name > * Performing my impression of a human pretzel. > > Next Monday, I go back to Herman for a psychological evaluation. All > the > neurologists, surgeons, psychologists, MRI technicians and orderlies > then > have a big meeting to compare notes and decide if I really need an > operation. > > Finally, the biggest test of all. Somewhere in Oklahoma, a nurse > working for > the Humongous Consolidated Insurance Denial Corp. --- who probably > can't even > spell "Pallidotomy" --- decides whether or not I have brain surgery. > > REALITY: If everyone agrees that I would live a much happier life by > regaining some control over my Parkinsonian body, they will perform > the > operation Friday morning,. November 21 at Herman Hospital. > > In the meantime, I plan to stay busy and keep my mind off the subject > by > writing another humorous novel > > Stan > [log in to unmask] > 281-933-4004 Good luck Stan! With your sense of humor you can do anything....cope with anything...and give us all a heapin' helpin' of confidence. Thanks for sharing. Shari ([log in to unmask])