I think Jude’s original brain cancer diagnosis was harder to take than the discovery of its recurrence. But, there are some harder parts about this time around. For one, the waiting game is brutal. Last time, he was diagnosed after we arrived at the hospital by ambulance on a Sunday and he just had to wait until the next Wednesday for the operating room with the intraoperative MRI machine to open up. This time, since it is not an emergency, we are having to wait weeks. The waiting is stressful and I know I’m not as productive as normal.