Lexington baker James Brown (Next Great Baker) let fans know earlier this week that he would be reaching some post-op milestones this week, five months after his initial brain surgery to remove a benign brain tumor that was causing hearing loss.
“It’s been five months since my surgery and three months since I had the Gamma Knife surgery performed.” He says, “I haven’t really thought about it [the MRI] too much until they sent me the letter saying the apt. was on the 10th of July. So will see what happens. I really don’t like those MRI machines, but at least I only need one ear plug now. (Ha Ha, because I’m deaf in the right ear, which does sometimes serve me well when my wife or kids are asking me something, although I think the wife is onto that trick).”
His spirits weren’t quite as high after the neuro consult. “I’m not going to lie, I am kinda bummed out,
But he is back at the store, Brown’s Bakery, where wife Bridget celebrated her 40th birthday earlier this week. (James asked “do I have to bake you a cake?” proving his sense of humor is still fully intact).