Hello all,

It’s been a long week but it is now Friday and the weekend has officially begun!  My Grandmother had spinal surgery at Piedmont hospital in Atlanta on Wednesday and I’m happy to report seems to be doing wonderful.  I’ve been visiting for the last couple of days and I have to say that Piedmont is a terrific hospital.  I’ve been very impressed with the care they’ve given my Grandmother and the courtesy they’ve given my family and I.  The tumor she had removed from her spine is called a schwannoma.

This particular type of tumor stems from the cells that help form the covering around nerves and the cells keep regenerating themselves because they believe they are being attacked, thus constructing itself into a mass or tumor.  Thank goodness, schwannomas are usually not cancerous.  The tumor they removed from her is non-malignant.  However, there is a great chance that any movement lost due to the tumor will be permanent.  She has lost some movement in her right hand but we are hopeful that therapy will help with this.

The picture below is Granny btw.  She really loves to party, poor thing will have to take it easy now… My Grandma has never drank a day in her life but we love to tease her.   Doesn’t she look so cute?  She’d KILL me if she knew I put this on her but she is a good sport.  Bad photoshop job though I must admit, it’s from my early days.

Due to my busy schedule lately I have not had the opportunity to take many photographs but I will be back soon with some new material.  See you then!

Lindsey