Driving!

I drove to Greenfield on Thursday morning to pick up some donuts for my classes. Dave agreed to ride along for the early trip. One of my students asked if he was there to supervise. It was funny and slightly tragic to trade driving stories with the kids. They spoke about getting their licenses while I reminisced  about balance and dry-eye issues. Overall, I felt normal enough to drive to town on my own yesterday for the first time since before the first surgery. A true milestone!

Three Weeks

I have been back in the classroom for three weeks now. The first week was extremely exhausting, but I am so glad I had the option to go back to work at all this year. I took a nap after every class for the first two weeks. However, I found I had more energy left at the end of the day during the second week and I didn’t nap at all on Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday of this week. Progress!

I am getting some facial movement back. I can move the right corner of my mouth now, but no matter how hard I try I can’t move my eyebrow. 

We haven’t been to the hospital since April 20. This is the longest we have stayed off the highway to Boston since December. We will be heading back to the Mass Eye and Ear on June 1 to see the facial nerve/plastic surgeon. I think she’ll leave the weight in my eyelid because I still can’t close my eye completely, but I have no idea what else to expect. On June 6, I will have another MRI and my surgeon will examine the scan l for evidence of regrowth.

I am thankful to be returning to a normal life and so grateful for all the support we have had on this crazy journey. I am really ready for a new school year and a fresh start.