Mom

As most of you know, for the past few months my mom has been having very serious dizzy spells. About a month ago, her sleep cycle was severly thrown off. She could sleep 2 hours and feel great or sleep 10 and feel like she just laid down. And she was having some really vivd dreams and would remember them in the most perfect detail. She told us it was down to TPV (Temporary Positional Vertigo). She sat me and my sister down tonight to 'have a talk'. It's not TPV.

She had an MRI and a CAT scan. They revealed 2 growths on her brain; one on her pituitary gland and one on her pineal gland. The pituitary one is definatly a cyst and is easy to get to. The other they're not sure about and is hard to get to. So far, though, there is no need for surgery. But if the dizzyness returns or gets worse, they may have to. The pituitary one has to be tested also just to make sure the gland is inactive, so she has to see an Endocrinologist (spelling?) and also her eye doctor. Apparently the pituitary cyst can also screw up your vision. The pineal deals alot with sleep cycles and patterns, hence the weirdness. She saw a neurologist today and he told her she had to tell everyone she sees/hang with on a regular basis what's going on. She has to carry around an envelope with all her contact numbers, all her doctors, her meds and allergies just in case of emergencies. You can imagine the size of the envelope. She has copies of her CAT/MRI's in her trunk. We got the talk tonight. She told Cassie earlier and she's going to tell the rest of the family on Sunday when we go to see Ellen off to the Navy.

I need shots... and hugs :-)