Nuptials

Many of you know that Chad and Shannon were planning to commit their eternal souls to one another in Las Vegas in May. Immediately after Chad’s surgery there was some question about whether the happy couple would go ahead with their plans.

Chad and Shannon knew they would get married of course, but with the knowledge that Chad would be in treatment (or possibly just completing treatment) at the time the wedding was scheduled, it was unclear whether he would feel up to either traveling or marrying. So they questioned whether they would keep the date and the location, or change the location, or postpone the date.

At this time Shannon and Chad are moving forward as if they will still marry in Vegas in May. They will see how they are feeling as the next several weeks progress, and will make an ultimate decision about their Vegas wedding one month prior to their planned wedding date, Saturday, May 09, 2009.

We’ll keep you posted.

Jaime

Now give C and S some sugar:

Sleeping and Sutures and Snark (oh my)

This weekend I asked Chad how he’s been sleeping. When the tumor was first discovered I was a bit haunted by a conversation we’d had two weeks prior, wherein he said that, though falling asleep had never before been as issue, he was experiencing a great deal of pressure in his head every time he “went horizontal.” He assumed it was allergies.

He affirmed that Night is once more a comfortable affair and that he no longer finds sleep difficult to achieve. He said he tires earlier and more easily at the moment, but perhaps that is to be expected following a major surgery and after long days of focused brain-training.

If all goes as planned, I believe the sutures will be removed from the back of Chad’s head on Tuesday. I do hope Shannon took a picture of his hairiness for posterity. If she did and as soon as I get my hands on the shot, I’ll post it here.

And if any of you were worried about whether Chad had sustained any personality changes, do not fear: the snark is back. Damon was really worried there for a moment after the surgery, that Chad would be so nice that he wouldn't like any of us anymore. But I think it is now clear that you can’t take the sass out of our Chad. He invented sass, and cheekiness too.

I just can’t overstate how hard our friend is working to regain his ability to process information. Both Chad and Shannon come at this work with intense motivation and focus. They will no doubt bring the same intensity to the forthcoming fight, where they will beat a nefarious illness into submission. Remission.

And they love each other, so much.

Jaime

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