Somewhere around November 18th or 19th of 2007, I started feeling what I thought were Carpal Tunnel symptoms in my right hand. The symptoms included: tingling of my fingers, numbness, and I was having trouble typing. I went out and bought wrist guards, and things designed to help CT patients. The symptoms continued for about two weeks and I promised I?d visit the doctor after Thanksgiving....
My goal is to become well educated about the brain, learning, brain tumors, brain cancer, and brain surgery so I may help others in honor of my 33 year old brother with terminal brain cancer (who has a wife, a 2 and 4 year old) through awareness and support. Also, as a first grade teacher, I am deeply interested in how the brain and learning intertwine. What I learn about the brain will...
I am the wife of a Stage IV Lung Cancer Patient. He is the love of my life. We have been married for 29 years.
In April of last year he was diagnosed with Stage IV Lung Cancer w/Met to the Brain.
He has undergone Chemo and Radiation and was in remission until April of this year. The tumor in his chest, (Not in his lungs) is the first point of origin. The tumor which we call Thing...
There are so many C words that make your heart flutter like...couture, cashmere, or better yet closet!
But somehow in my 30's, I had completely forgotten about other C words-words that make your heart feel like it has stopped. Words like carcinoma, cancer or chemo.
I am a TV personality, producer and designer. I am the creator of an illuminated clutch line called www.solasfashion.com. As a...
I am a 39 years old Advanced Ovarian cancer survivor who is very happily married to my very best friend and soul mate where we live in San Jose, CA with our Blue Merle Sheltie "Blue Belle" and our Manx cat "Tonto".We have a pretty happy life together most of the time when I'm not fighting this cancer.
Most people would consider me to be a hard headed modern hippie; a...
I was recently diagnosed from MRI with what appeared to be a low grade astrocytoma brain tumor but when I had my craniotomy and it was sent to pathology, it was discovered it was a Ganglioglioma brain tumor. This is my story...
I am a contrarian, lawyer, problem child, Philly Eagles fan, amateur blogger, genius and Mama. I am a first-time parent, together with my beloved Husbatron, thrown into trial by fire learning to parent a child with a brain tumor in an inpatient hospital environment.
My goals are to further my own knowledge of brain tumors generally but specifically Atypical Teratoid Rhabdoid Tumors. When my...
I am a 28 year old who has recently received a lung transplant after an agonising wait. I have pulmonary fibrosis and it is thought to have developed as a result of aggressive cancer treatment received for a childhood cancer called Wilms' tumour. Sadly, I had a number of post transplant complications but I am determined now to get my life back on track. I am making slow...
