My Pet Head-Rock

Here’s fun: Which of the Seven Dwarves are you most like? You may check up to ten if you’ve recently had a craniotomy. ○ Sleepy ○ Sleepless √ Dopey (I’ll just go ahead and check this one for you now.) ○ Happy ○ Super Happy! 😁😍 ○ Grumpy ○ Aggro ○ (call your) Doc (tor immediately if you have suicidal ideation) ○ Bashful Weepy ○ Sneezy Sweaty ○ Ravenous Sugar Beast ○ Peevish ○ Anxious ○ Drowsy ○ Shaky ○ Depersonalized (Holy crap! Really?!) ○ Manic ○ Obsessive ○ Dizzy ○ Easily Distracted   If you checked five or more, you’re probably taking a corticosteroid for brain swelling and an anti-seizure medication. Welcome to fun world of Decadron and Keppra ! Fortunately, your visit to this world will only last a few weeks, but you may want to strap yourself in (and your lov

If you are not yet familiar with the game Bears vs. Babies , stop right now, click this link , and go buy it. It’s from the creator of The Oatmeal , who also made the most excellent game Exploding Kittens , which you should also buy, as it will enrich your existence. It’s been a little over two weeks since my craniotomy, and much of the time I feel shockingly normal. And then I get desperately tired (my meds are not letting me sleep much), my skull starts to feel uneven,  and I start to feel a bit … off. These monster cards from Bears vs. Babies give a visual approximation of how I often feel during the course of a social outing. Stage One: Happy Squid is participating in conversation with both eyes of approximately the same size and pupil dilation and focused in the same direction. Eyes, mouth, and forehead are all coordinated in appropriate social responses. Yay! Stage Two:   Piggy is tiring from having to focus on your words and face, and his eyes are startin