Charlotte’s Post-Op Plate Patrol

Charlotte’s Fifth Brain Surgery: Because Apparently Four Wasn’t Enough 🧠😂 Charlotte is heading back to the operating room this Monday for brain surgery #5. Yes, you read that correctly. FIVE. At this point, she should really be earning frequent-flyer miles for neurosurgery. 😂 This surgery will repair a hole in her skull that was made too large during her original surgery, include an exploration of the dura (the tissue surrounding the brain), and — the big one — fuse C1 and C2 to the base of her skull to address her cranio-cervical instability (CCI). Her first surgery was to correct a Chiari malformation, and after everything she’s been through, we’re really hoping this is the surgery that finally gets everything stabilized and gives her body a chance to heal. We don’t know yet how long she’ll be in the hospital or what her recovery will look like once she gets home. What we do know is that this is going to be a long, exhausting road for Charlotte — and figuring out what’s for dinner should be the absolute last thing on their minds. So, we’re putting together this InKind page for meals and gift cards to help take one small thing off their plate (while literally putting food on their plate). ❤️ If you’d like to help, a meal, DoorDash/restaurant gift card, grocery gift card, or anything that makes life a little easier would mean SO much. Thank you for showing up for Charlotte, loving her through Brain Surgery: The Fifth Installment, and helping her family survive another round of “well, this certainly wasn’t how we planned to spend our Monday.” 😂❤️🧠