Category: Brain

Boys and Girls… Today is: Ockorkananiwon (Atikamekw)

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Back to see the Psych on this usual day.

Psych Lady: “Where are we eating today? The usual?”
Me in a slightly louder voice: “No! We are going somewhere else!”
Psych Lady in a Surprised Voice: “You mean… We are really…? Having the opportunity of filling the stomachs within our bodies with abnormal foods arriving from a different location? Please! Please! Tell me where we are going!”

By the time I had listened to her speak all those words, I had nearly forgotten what to say as to where we were going….

Me after remembering: “Smashburger. This time we will TRY to go, and STAY THERE for the meeting.”

So, that is where we went, and that is what we did.

Good Meeting. Good Burgers. Good Sweet Potato Fries.

It was Good.

The ride “away from” and “back to” my house, using the special van, wasn’t too exciting this time. Eh, maybe next time I’ll have something adventurous to write.

I know… I know… I KNOW!

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I know how you are thinking…

“Why (sniff) am I feeling that the creator of this incredible blog is not going to be sharing with us about his experience with the Psych today? Why? Why??”

Look, it’s like this… I have other plans for today and throughout the week. I just don’t have the opportunity to visit with the lunch-sharing lady today.

Take a chill-pill for now. We will be at “full speed” next week. I promise.

Today, I have other more important things that need to be done throughout the day. NEXT WEEK, I will have everything back to normal.

Today….. just…… R-E-L-A-X….

The plane! The plane!

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Okay… I’m boarding an airplane and flying over to Florida. Florida… What is to do in Florida? Guess we’ll just find out later today. I’m just…

  1. I’m along for a ride
  2. Has some reasoning to do with me, somehow
  3. …and forced along for a ride

I’m getting put on a boat there and forcibly taken somewhere else. Successfully find where I’ll be going at a later time.

Ah… Visit the Psychologist guy

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No… not that Psych lady here in town (those are only on Monday), but today was Psychologist guy at the hospital (Thursday). You know, the Psychologist guy I’ve been seeing every 3 months.

“How are you doing, Darren?”

“Good. I’m feeling better and better all the time since the surgery.”

“You are SOUNDING GREAT since the surgery!”

La Da…. So, all is better.

This guy also had a “story” for ME.

“You are getting a new Psychologist. I’m, uh, not going to be around here any more after a month. Sooo, you’ll just get a new Psychologist to meet with you here.”

“Uh, okay. That’s cool.”

Handing me to someone else? That’s fine. Told me the name and everything too. Now I’ll be seeing someone new and have too much fun again. 😉

My Brain Surgeon Visit

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THIS IS WHAT WE’VE BEEN WAITING FOR, BOYS AND GIRLS.

Today is Wednesday and I did… wait, wait… YESTERDAY was Wednesday and I did one of those “check-in with the Neurosurgeon” appointments. (you know, that check-in that EVERYONE does for the SAME REASON as me on a regular basis…)

What did the surgeon say today? Well…

  • “Everything looks good that was done by the surgery that I did. I can see this by how well your scar looks on the side of your forehead.” (Hard Work done by Him)
  • “You are doing a good job by how your hair is growing back cover the rest of your scars.” (Hard Work done by Me)

Ok ok ok…. May have been several things talked about there, but those are the MAIN ones to brag about. 🙂

Several other things he talked about and how he was so proud of the work he finished. (Not those exact words, but you know what I mean) 😉

He asked what I’ve been doing lately…

“Oh…. I’ve been riding my bike all over the place to…”

“While wearing a helmet to thoroughly protect that WORK that I FINISHED UP THERE????!!!!”

“Uh… I guess I could, huh? I mean, I have one. When I first got out of the hospital after you doing the BRAIN FIXING SURGERY, I wore one. But.. I kinda just… Hmmm… Forget to?”

“No. No. No. No….. WEAR YOUR HELMET! You are not just going to fall off a bike and screw up all that work I did for you!”

“Ok…. “

“JUST MAKE SURE! DON’T FORGET!”

YES, I have a helmet. Do I enjoy wearing it? Not my favorite thing, but that’s true it needs to be done. :-/

When I came to my meeting, I “found out” that the party going there on was actually the Surgeon’s Birthday. Not really for me being there at all (ha ha). I bought a present to give him just for me to be a “nice guy” since it has been SO LONG since I had seen him. After learning about the Birthday, that’s exactly what my present becomes. A Birthday Present. 😉

This is a pretty nice present….

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