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elfinhilon1081 karma

I had a wish, like you, from having leukemia has a child. My wish, originally, was to have a custom laptop made for me. In hindsight it was dumb, and I'm glad my Dad talked me out of it.

Instead, I did a shopping spree in New York, there they gave me 1500$ or so. Got to meet a few people, and the shopping spree ended up being so much more.

Like you, I had radiation on my brain, though I'm doubtful it was as extreme as yours.

Like you, I think I've finally come to realization that I probably do suffer from STML, or at the very less have ADHD, haha.

Like you, I can remember past details pretty vividly, but I often forgot if I had brushed my teeth for the day, or what I had to eat. Seemingly trivial things like that. Makes me wonder if the radiation I had to go through is also the cause of it.

When going through treatment, they were worried that my IQ might drop, but seemingly the doctors did tests after wards (I don't remember these in the slightest), and they said I was fine. I had to do radiation treatment for around 4-5 weeks, once or twice a week. It wasn't too much. I do remember HATING the smell when they did it though.

elfinhilon1051 karma

Yes, I saw and smelled it as well. When my eyes were closed, which was basically all the time, it was light someone was shining a flashlight into my eyes, even those beam was no where near my eyes and hitting the top of my head. Never knew anything about that, so neat. TIL!

elfinhilon1013 karma

It excites the part of your brain responsible for vision, which then causes you to see light, even though it isn't there.