[Nfbwv-talk] Joe scheduled for a procedure to releave his pain

[David Andrews]

Brad and Joe:

All of our thoughts are with you -- good luck.

Dave


At 02:39 PM 5/5/2015, NFB Huntington Chapter via Nfbwv-talk wrote:
>Federation Family:
>
>Next Tuesday Joe will undergo an out patient procedure at Allegheny 
>General Hospital. The purpose is to deposit some glysseran-based 
>medication at the point where the fifth cranial nerve enters the 
>scull. The objective is to insulate the nerve from the neighboring 
>blood vessel which is responsible for his Transgeminal Neuralgia.
>
>Although it isn't something to be taken litely, the procedure has a 
>very low risk factor. There is no general anesthesia, rather Joe 
>will be in what the nurses call a "happy place."
>
>We will travel to Pittsburgh Monday afternoon, and plan to come back 
>to Huntington on Wednesday. A friend will provide on-site logistical 
>support with driving us from the hotel on Tuesday and back to our hotel.
>
>I'll plan to update here on Tuesday after what will be, I'm sure, a 
>very successful outcome.
>
>In Federationism,
>
>Brad