More than just a piece of crud

So we were wrong.

In our defense, the doctors were wrong, too.  For the first six months, they said, "That mass in your husband's brain?  It's a blood clot.  Annoying maybe, but no worries. Here's a prescription for some heavy-duty anticoagulant."

Then, months and many repeat scans later: "That mass in your husband's brain?  It's a benign tumor.  Tricky to remove, but nothing to worry about, really.  Well, not too much anyway."

Then, after more weeks--and the biopsy: "That mass in your husband's brain?  Well, it's not so benign.  In fact, it's a chondrosarcoma.  Really tricky to get out.  In fact, we can't even do it here--you'll need to go see Dr. God at the Really Famous Hospital out of state."

In the doctors' defense, new cases of skull-base chondrosarcomas are diagnosed only about 20 times per year in the U.S.

Ok, so my husband's special.

Not the way he'd prefer, I'm sure.