Something Just Seems Wrong (post 1)

How we discovered that we were fighting the fight against brain cancer.

My mother is normally witty and sharp, snarky and loveable. She is engaged and loving and always putting those around her before herself. But over the past few weeks something has just seemed off. Her normal behaviors have gone array, her typical warm and engaging personality has been overturned and her ability to function in normal daily life has diminished.
Dr. Lyn (her primary doctor) knew something was really wrong when my mother was a) willing to go to the doctor and b) willing to see the doctor on call while Dr. Lyn was away. Thankfully through the support and constant push of those who love her, she went. Nothing seemed to be wrong. Her blood work was normal, her tests came back clear and the doctor couldn’t figure it out. They decided to let her go. As she walked out of the doctors office she grew faint and passed out in the hallway. This is what began the 5 day stay at Scripps Memorial Hospital.
I drove to meet my mother and her friend Linda at the doctor’s office. We drove her over to Scripps and were brought into the ER for further review. Her blood seemed normal there. Her heart was having some slight palpitations but nothing too extreme. Nothing seemed to be adding up. The doctors were concerned but didn’t know what to think of the symptoms so they ordered a CT scan to see if perhaps she had had a stroke at some point throughout the past few months. What they found instead was a mass.