Love it! I will gladly be a bunbun. Sounds cute enough to lure in the innocent then BAM! Bop them on the head.
So I have been to the doctor and now have my answers. Foremost I'm not going to croak off anytime soon due to this discovery, so I'm very hip on this. I like living. Living is my thing.
What I have are a number of small, dead areas on my brain (what were referred to as 'white matter abnormalities' on my MRI), caused by (of all things) migraines! Apparently some severe migraines will actually kill little portions of your brains on the occasion, but according to my neurologist, having no lasting side effects to the person who suffers them. I was quite surprised with the information, as I've been a longtime migraine sufferer and had never been aware of this. I knew it upped my chances for stroke (and he did suggest it appears that I have had perhaps a very small stroke from the look of it, but again, I suffered no real damage from it), but the idea that a headache (albeit a horrific one) can actually kill off healthy cells was surprising. All I can do is medicate as quickly as possible when a migraine comes on, in hopes of catching it early enough to avoid damage. Not all migraines cause damage, so I don't need to be in fear every time I have one.
Needless to say, I will be doing tonnes of research on this now. My curiosity is peaked!
I will have to continue to rest as the neurologist concurs with something my doctor said, I appear to be suffering from long term exhaustion. As someone who has been caring for an ill loved one for years and years, this isn't surprising. My mom has decided to stay permanently at her nursing home, for both my own health ad hers. This is going to be an adjustment, but one I think we can both deal with. She's been there or at the hospital more often than not lately, so we've already started getting used to it. I'm also going to have to give my body time to heal from long term dehydration, another folly of my not caring for myself. I'll just have to keep a bottle o' water in hand and adjust having to pee constantly. LOL!
I want to give you all my sincere thanks. When I first posted this, I admit I was frightened. I'm typically not a chicken heart, but because I felt so bad when I was given the info, I just leapt to the worst thoughts. You all helped assuage my fears in the kindest ways and I will always be grateful for you kindness. This has got to be, paws down, the friendly, most upstanding group of people I ever met since my early days on the internet back when it was all cavemen posting on rocks.
You may all proceed to make as many brain-dead jokes at my expense as you care to dish out. I'm prepared! Heck. I even earned them.
I love you all!