On May 9, I had my second MRI since I finished my last round of chemo in December. And blood work to see how my body is recovering. My blood work shows that my white blood cell count has increase but not quite normal.  My MRI was normal, which is what I want. 

This time my oncologist showed me the view of my brain lengthwise instead of horizontal. The hole from the top doesn't look very big but when you look at how deep it is, that is different story.  The hole will not get smaller. My brain is currently rerouting and takes a lot of energy to do that. I get headaches and brain fatigue. I need to take naps. This hole is also why it is hard for me to remember and to multitask. I know a lot of people tell me they have those same problems without the hole in their brain. I know that they are trying to help me not worry but I also feel that they are saying it isn't a big deal and that I just need to suck it up because everyone has my problem.  But I say this...having brain cancer IS a big deal. I am lucky I am alive and functioning.