Today, marks one week since I had surgery to remove the astrocytoma from the right frontal lobe of my brain. I walked to the end of our culdesac and back twice today. I will make it to the park and back to the house before too long (that is approximately a half mile each way). I start OT/PT tomorrow morning and then Friday I will have my staples (all 50 some odd of them removed). I have never wanted to wash my hair so bad in my entire life, but it definitely shows how much we take for granted on a regular basis. I had my first official outing today and traveled to target. Don't let anyone lead you to believe that driving those motorized carts is an easy task. I ran into anything and everything but somehow managed to make it out alive. I didn't even walk for 5 minutes and I was so tired when I got home I haven't been able to get up off the couch since. I am scheduled to meet with my radiation oncologist next week and I assume that is when I will start the radiation therapy to stabilize the tumor. I'd like to add some clarification for everyone since I know many are asking. This tumor is NOT cancer. It is a benign tumor that has likely been growing unnoticed in my head for a VERY Long time. I am going to require follow up for a long time because this type of tumor can spread if it is not managed, but lets just say, the odds are in my favor for recovery. Jeramy starts his new position Monday here in Lubbock, and I hope to be back working as soon as I can so we can get back to our regular routine. I've been eyeballing a few triathlons for the future and I'm ready to rejoin my run group on their regular outings.