No change since yesterday
Gilly is still sleeping soundly surrounded by loved ones.
posted by Gilly at 7:50 PM
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
About Me
- Name: Gilly
Upon return from Africa, Gilly suffered severe un-gillylike symptoms(hearing loss, double vision, inability to program our VCR...) YIKES!. After three eye doctor appointments, we began to worry. Gilly changed his cell phone in a desperate attempt to hear clearly, but to no avail. When a complete physical by our own family GP revealed a possible tropical disease, we decided to take matters into our own hands. We visited the Montreal General's Tropical Disease Department, and traversed a whole new route for some time. Cindy was informed of a condition called acoustic neuroma by her friend Randee: Gilly had all the symptoms. Cindy googled it, and dashed to the GP to ask for an MRI immediately. No hesitation this time. When we learned that there was a mass on Gilly's left thalamus,the news sent us rushing to the emergency room, and the next morning he underwent surgery to have a shunt (a neat drainage system designed to relieve the pressure on his brain-Gilly loves to explain how it works to anyone who is interested in knowing!) installed. Since the operation Gilly's motor skills have succesfully returned, and he remains in good spirits, optimistic about what lays ahead.
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1 Comments:
Our hearts are with you all and that most certainly includes Private(Turai)Noam(Bo)with whom I spoke this morning.He sends you all his love from Israel. Chazak ve'ematz!!
Mark and Edna Mendelson
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