All Too Familier

So last week I was on ESPN, surprise surprise, my visits to that website are more often now that it is both basketball and football season. Anyways there was an article that mentioned tumor in the head line so I clicked on it. It turns out that there is a football player named Jerome Harrison who found out he had a brain tumor, the same way I did. He was traded and part of the trade required him to have a physical. According to the articles I've read it came out somehow during the physical it came out that he was having headaches and they ordered an MRI. They found the tumor, he had surgery 2 days after (mine was 3), it was benign, they think they got all of it, there was a blood supply around the tumor, it was in his 4th ventricle cutting of his CSF, and I get the idea that in only a few weeks the tumor could have caused major issues and that the physical might just have saved his life because otherwise he might not have gone into the doctor soon enough. The only difference is that he might actually get to play football again, but definitely not this year...weird ;). I've made emotional steps, I didn't cry when I read this story even though it was SO much like my story, this is in comparison to a few years ago when I broke down in tears at work because a boy came into the doctors office with a brain tumor diagnosis. However I have been deep in thought a lot lately about the whole thing. I have this weird desire to meet or talk to Jerome because I feel so connected to him, today I even googled to see if I could find an address so I could write him a happy letter telling how cool I think his story is.

In my thoughts I have once again realized how crazy and amazing it is that God helps us just when we need it, even if it is in the strangest ways. I am so thankful to be alive, for the nurse practitioner that ordered my CT scan, and for my favorite neurosurgeon in the world, Dr. Kim Manwaring, he's amazing. And although because of it I shouldn't* play football anymore, I have become better at other talents. Like because I'm only the coach/team mom I've gotten really good at making treats. Like THESE!

Aren't they so festive. They have orange filling and the spider webs are just so cute. 

*I have a confession, I played a couple plays in tonight's game, I was the center and after I hiked the ball I ran away from all of the people. Mostly I need to play in at least one regular season game.