Orchids in my kitchen
Beeing Wise Twenty-One June 28, 2021
Why was I seeing strange images
when I lay in the tube to have my brain
photographed? The doctors who studied
the pictures were triumphant. “You definitely
have CAA, When you couldn’t use your
left hand, it was because of a bleed in your
brain. This will get worse. You’ll have little
seizures. There are medicines.” They sent
me home with a list. I looked up the side-
effects. Nothing I want to risk. My doctor
and I will talk it over. She listens to me.
A doctor who listens, tells me her thoughts,
and lets me choose is all I ask. I came home
from the Emergency Department discouraged.
No new signs of little seizures. I have a huge
pile of dishes to wash. I’ll wash them soon.
A little at a time. I’ll get back to my ususal
routine. So far my episodes aren’t painful,
though they take me by surprise. My left hand
won’t work, and I drop a cup. The doctors
take it very seriously. I do, too, but it’s scary.
I must be brave. Fortunately, I know how.
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