Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Seizure Girl Goes to the Movies

When I was just having seizures, my husband dubbed me "seizure girl".  I have since graduated to the position of "tumor girl."  It's a heck of a thing to have on your resume'.

Anyway doing small things can be a challenge when you have head issues. Case and point: We went to see an Omnimax movie.  The movie was about mummies, but that's not important. The film did weird things to me, before it even started.  It had an intro that gratuitously  demonstrated the unique effect (a.k.a. vertigo) produced by Omnimax. These feelings of dizziness, nausea and just plain sensory overload come in epic proportions to those who have head trauma (or happen to be Ozzy Osborne).

We get up to leave, and I on my way to the exit stairs, I feel as though I'm walking a balance beam. I step very slowly and hold onto the chairs as if this will actually help.

It's the little things that make life such a big deal.

COMING SOON: A PERFORMANCE BY MY SON.

1 comment:

Yukon said...

Ede's, I've never had a brain tumor (that we know) and I can't watch OMNIMAX movies. I spend the whole time with my eyes closed and head down. It's truly pathetic. I can not take it. So don't feel alone. I've gone 2 times and that is 2 times too many! I can completely relate to ALL OF THIS!