“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 date, because it had been Dan’s birthday the day before. My parents brought in cupcakes and we pretended like there was a celebration and it was nice and I wasn’t awaiting surgery.) It was a weird… — 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 Image
“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 doomed from the beginning. So with the drain going in on a Tuesday, it was coming out of its own accord by the Saturday. By that stage, I was draining slowly and feeling fine. It would… — 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 Image
“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 Image
“to make it not hurt at all. But after the diagnosis, everything fucking” — Ken Mooney Copy Share Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“Don’t go to art galleries or museums with me. Ever. (Sorry Dan.) And…” — Ken Mooney Copy Share Image
“meeting: managed to make it not hurt at all. But after the diagnosis, everything fucking hurts.” — Ken Mooney Copy Share Image
