“then, we reached my 30th birthday. Which went far better than anyone expected. I got to have a few drinks, to stay out until the wee hours of the morning, to share a great time with family and friends and… — Ken Mooney Copy Share Image
“And that’s pretty much when you start lying there, wondering how this is going to play out. (I felt sort of bad about this… — Ken Mooney Copy Share
“Maybe, just maybe, if you saw these things through my eyes, you’d be a better patient or visitor. Remember: I’m in a neurosurgery ward… — Ken Mooney Copy Share
“It’s also sweaty as balls in Dublin at the moment, so any attempt to stick tape to me and keep this in place was… — Ken Mooney Copy Share
“that’s what happened. I’m still not entirely sure what a shunt even is (it’s a drain for removing cerebrospinal fluid. I know that bit!… — Ken Mooney Copy Share
“It feels weird. It feels like I’m using somebody else’s words. And in some ways I am. I haven’t exactly sat down with someone… — Ken Mooney Copy Share
“That morning, I faced some demons, I made some amends, I forgave some sins and I got ready for surgery. Threw on my pretty… — Ken Mooney Copy Share
“There’s just something more regular and everyday about cancer than there is about brain surgery. Brain tumours are exotic and interesting. Cancer is scary… — Ken Mooney Copy Share
“meeting: managed to make it not hurt at all. But after the diagnosis, everything fucking hurts.” — Ken Mooney Copy Share
“then, we reached my 30th birthday. Which went far better than anyone expected. I got to have a few drinks, to stay out until… — Ken Mooney Copy Share
“proper work surface. The worst bit was the drilling, and that memory remains to this day. I can handle everything else, but the sound… — Ken Mooney Copy Share
