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I know just the people who can run the wiring through the wall from you! Yes I'm back again. Last Friday I went for my 7th and hopefully last surgery at Toronto Western and I really think this one ought to do the trick. Amy drove me to the Hospital at 6:00 am on Friday and I did my mandatory MRI (oh so relaxing) and then I was sent to pre-op to await my table. I know I was joking about the table for one thing and all but do you know what they gave us while we waited? One of those big plastic coasters that lights up when your table is ready (just like at the Keg). So there we were, me in my breezy gown, and poor Amy on 3 hours sleep waiting for our table. Now when I got there, I was told that I would be going in at 8:50 am so I didn't have a lot of time to think about what was going on. I was supposed to go in at 8:50, but I didn't. They decided to take the patient next to me first and I was told I had to wait because there were no beds for me (I guess they didn't know I was coming...). I was assured however that I'd be in by 3:00 or 4:00 pm and I was to feel free to walk around (in my gown) for the next few hours. To cut a long story short (I know, too late) I was called in at 3:20 and they wheeled me into the O.R.

The technical term for what they did was convert my Omayrra reservoir into a VP shunt. What it felt like they did was put the end of a coat hanger in through my stomach, attach the end of a hose from my brain and pull it through so that I now have a line going from my brain to my stomach so when the cyst starts to fill it can empty directly into my stomach and I will no longer have to have the reservoir aspirated on a bi-weekly basis. Sounds good. Feels awful. When I awoke, I had a zipper in my head, neck and abdomen and there was no way I could move, little lone go to Ellen’s Keg Party that night (bummer). So another three days in my favourite hospital and I was send home with some Hillbilly Heroin to ride it out. Well, I'm glad to say that I got the staples removed yesterday and today is the first day of my new life. I plan on living it to its fullest this time and not take anything for granted, just as soon as Restaurant Makeover is over....

Just kidding. I am looking forward to being with Amy and the kids a lot more and doing more things with them. They've put up with enough in the last two years and now its payback time. It's only one small way in which I can thank them for their patience and love.

In the meantime, thanks to everyone who called and wrote, you have helped more than you will ever know.

Sean.