I Just Got A TEXT from Brother--THANK THE POWERS!!!

[binaryalchemist]

Just a moment ago the cell phone (which has been glued to me all day) buzzed with a text--Dale is out, awake and doing well---and here's the BEST PART--they decided to try to get in through the side of his head, going through the ear. That means he lost the inner ear and will not recover his hearing on that side--BUT they didn't have to drill big holes in his skull or take the front part of his face off--which is what we originally thought they'd have to do to get it since it was behind the eyesocket. They went in through the side and got the little bastard.
Furious as I am at his wife--and there are no words for that level of anger--hearing from him and knowing it went so well means the world to me!!!!!!!

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[evilchuckles.livejournal.com]

That is *fantastic* news. I'm so relieved for you.

[binaryalchemist.livejournal.com]

I got a call last night around 8pm--my brother was totally whacked out on drugs but he wanted to let me know he was okay--and the BEST part---they WERE able to save the tiny bones in the inner ear (the malleus, incus and stapes) and repair the ear drum after it was cut open...he held a cell phone up to his bandaged head--and could faintly hear some sound!!!! Now, they couldn't take all of the tumor out--and it was not what they expected but a 'crystalized granunoma' type of growth-- 25% is still in there and it could grow back...but we will be optimistic. I told him I loved him and to take his drugs and go back to bed!

[evilchuckles.livejournal.com]

That's wonderful. Sometimes modern medicine is astounding.