>>>I think it's all about possible outcomes. Anything is operable, but the probable outcome for a given procedure may make the family decide whether or not to roll the dice.
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>>Sure. With brain surgery, there's the issue of collateral damage. How much tumor can you remove and how much other brain tissue is likely to be damaged while doing it? In fact, that's why they do these surgeries with the patient awake--they monitor cognition throughout.
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>Oh, come on, how hard can it be? It's not brain surgery.

I bought Solomon a t-shirt years ago that was filled with formulas and said "Hey! This is Rocket Science." This looks like it: http://www.scienceartandmore.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=2870

The other one I got that he really like was a variant on this:

http://www.scienceartandmore.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=2862

Tamar