November 2020

This isn’t going to be gross, I promise. On this, the eve of the third anniversary of my second brain surgery, I am going to tell you about my shunt.  I have a peritoneal shunt installed inside my brain. Here’s what it looks like:  It’s a straw inside my brain ventricle with a long tube…

I only mentioned cancer once this time I am writing this from my latest Instagram impulse purchase: a surprisingly inexpensive (at least it was when I ordered it—I see they’ve substantially raised the price since then) and extremely responsive e-ink tablet with a pen. I can write long hand, with decent character and handwriting recognition,…