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Marleen Schliesser's avatar

Mazzel en brucha, may all your team excel and succeed beautifully in their endeavors, and you and your family be well and happy!!! Ps incredibly great writing for someone requiring the surgery you describe 😘

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Christina Van Dyke's avatar

Thank you!

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Alison M Jaggar's avatar

I'm impressed how you manage to cope with all these dreadful symptoms with courage and humour and I'm awed that you are able (and motivate) to dig down into the details of the surgery. Sending you warmest wishes for a smooth, fast surgery and an excellent outcome.

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Christina Van Dyke's avatar

Would I even really be an academic if my main coping strategy weren’t obsessive research? 😝

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Virginia Wieringa's avatar

My hopes and prayers and good wishes join with those of the myriad of people in your fan club. God bless your brain and Dr. Levine!

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Julia Lont's avatar

Wishing you well, Christina!

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David Vander Laan's avatar

I'll be praying for a wildly successful outcome.

Didn't you say it felt like there were tiny spiders behind your eyes? A Gettier case, maybe?

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Christina Van Dyke's avatar

Yes!! That’s the first thing my younger brother said, too - “So you were right about the spiders!” (He didn’t throw in the Gettier reference, though, which makes your comment next level 😝)

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Sheryl Smalligan's avatar

May all be well and may the surgery do what you hope and expect, Christina! And, meantime,

you could always become a medical writer!

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Mary Van Leeuwen's avatar

Traveling mercies on July 17 (for the catheters and stents as well.) Is that arachnoid granulation supposed to look like a fat spider? Would be appropriate.

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Christina Van Dyke's avatar

It would be appropriate!! 🤣

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