I realized yesterday how grateful I was to not have to wear headgear when I had braces (I felt and heard everything transmitted through the metal halo and directly to my skull), and that I probably wouldn’t like playing in the NFL, either (those helmets).

Best part, though:  after the MRI and cerebral angiogram (both done while I wore the halo), my doctors decided the shunting seen previously was most likely part of my brain’s recovery, and nothing to worry about.  No need for the Gamma Knife after all, woo-hoo!