Brain Tumor Survivor Shares Art and Science Via New Online Business
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Monterey, CA, September 11, 2013 --( “I remember rolling down a hallway on a gurney on my way to the operating room, knowing that I would either wake up after surgery or I wouldn’t,” says Paul.The anesthesiologist said a few words, put a mask over my nose and mouth, and I was out.” Fortunately, Paul did wake up after surgery, and green plants and blue sky still make him smile.He uses two hiking poles to steady himself as he moves along a trail overlooking the Carmel River Mouth; neck straps hold a pair of binoculars and a camera, which he pauses to use often.Paul takes obvious pleasure in being here, kneeling to examine flowers and foliage, raising his binoculars to study sea otters floating in the kelp offshore, or gazing across the water at fog drifting through the trees at Point Lobos.“I remember rolling down a hallway on a gurney on my way to the operating room, knowing that I would either wake up after surgery or I wouldn’t,” says Paul.The anesthesiologist said a few words, put a mask over my nose and mouth, and I was out.”Fortunately, Paul did wake up after surgery, and green plants and blue sky still make him smile.