Well, things continue to change. Norm heard from one of his doctors, Greg Clark, yesterday, and as it turns out, he did indeed have a stroke on Thanksgiving morning.
They are calling it a medullary stroke, which accounts for the dysphagia (trouble swallowing) and gait difficulties. This makes more sense to everyone, since nobody could quite explain how these were related to the brain tumor as these functions were in a different area of the brain than the tumor itself. The doctor feels that the stroke was totally separate from the tumor, and that he is actually fortunate that the stoke ultimately revealed the presentation of the tumor. Had the stroke not occured, who knows when the tumor might have beed discovered.
In Norm's own words... "How unusual and interesting!"
As Norm prepares to start radiation and chemo next week, he is taking Marge to see Pink Martini on New Years Eve!!! Maybe Marge can even convince him to dance with her! :)
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