Timeline of the best year ever (*sarcastically*)

My annual August to August day planner/calendar has recently expired, so I'm shifting to a shiny new August to August planner for the next year. Yes, I still use a paper planner. I would be more devastated if it was lost than if I lost my iPhone. But anyhoo. Since my documented timeline of events is about to go out of commission, I wanted to get all the important dates down in here, in case I want them in the future. So this is less of a "hey, what is Sara up to?" blog entry for my readers, and more of a note-taking reference for me for later.  But if you're into lists of dates and events, then by all means, please enjoy...

• January 3: I turned 30 *cue suspenseful music of doom*
• January 20: My left arm freaks out, prompting me to get it checked out
• January 21: Doctor at UW Belltown Clinic refers me to neurosurgeon at NW Hospital (Dr. K)
• January 26: 1st appointment (of many) with Dr. K
• January 28: 1st MRI (of many)
• February 3 through March 23: An assortment of tests are performed (EEG, sleep-deprived EEG, echocardiogram (with and without bubbles), blood work, MRIs) and analyzed by Dr. K, told I could have a tumor but he doesn't think so, clean bill of health on everything else
• March 30: Appointment with epilepsy neurosurgeon at Harborview (Dr. Mi), after referral from Dr. K; told he'll get in touch in 2-3 weeks after showing my MRI scans to a neurosurgeon friend
• March 31: Received the "we think it's a tumor" (in those exact words) phone call from Dr. Mi, after he consulted with neurosurgeon Dr. H (definitely NOT 2-3 weeks later)
• April 15: 1st appointment with Dr. H at UWMC, whose opinion is to do a biopsy
• April 20: 1st appointment with rockstar neurosurgeon Dr. S, whose "2nd opinion" is to do surgery (which Dr. H agreed with, at this point)
• April 27: Scheduled surgery
• April 28: Told by Dr. K to "be brave"
• May 6: 1st appointment of 3, weekly, to talk with Dr. G, a psychologist (not sure if she helped much though)
• May 23: Stinking SURGERY, with Drs. S, H, and P (my resident neurosurgeon)
• May 25: Discharged from hospital (1 night ICU, 1 night floor)
• June 1: Pathology appointment with Drs. H and Mr (my neurooncologist) - verdict is stage 2 astrocytoma, with plans to monitor (no chemo or radiation for now), most removed but not all (booooo)
• June 20: 1st day back at work (reduced 6-hour days for 2 weeks)
• August 20: Portland Brain Tumor Walk
• September 1 (upcoming): 1st quarterly MRI and results appointment with Dr. Mr

Isn't it NUTS how quickly things can happen and life can change?!  Sheesh.... still blows my mind.  Hopefully it blows my mind hard enough to blast that tumor right out.  But that's TBD.  :)