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 have had epilepsy almost my whole life. First from a high fever-febrile seizure. About a year later, came back hard...now back in the 70's fewer options, especially small town in MI. So Phenobarbital was the answer. My whole childhood had atypical absence seizures-felt them coming on. They took a brief turn in my teens (hormones) And with stress after I got married 1st time-they started to...
misdiagnosed with epilepsy for 20 years. 10 million dollars worth of medical bills and 7 bankruptcies.
brain surgery to remove a begnine tumor caused by mercury in measel vacine.
457 jobs none paying over minimum wage all ending on the result of a seizure.
still strugleing to put food on the table for myself. had to retire on social security since my employer ,...
I was a Computer programmer and Systems Analyst for 15 years while fighting uncontrolled Epileptic seizures and the multiple medications I was taking to try and control the seizures. I had a Temporal Lobectomy at the end of 2004 which ended one type of seizures and created a whole new set of different types of seizures. I continued the medication without controlling my seizures. Since my brain...
Dr John Di Saia is a "real" plastic surgeon not one of the many online "dime story phonies." He completed Medical school at UC Irvine in 1990 and started a General Surgery residency that year at UC Irvine. He completed General and Plastic Surgery Residencies at UC Irvine in 1995 and 1997 respectively. Dr Di Saia became board certified in by the American Board of Surgery in...
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I am a clinical neuropsychologist by training, which means that I am trained to work with folks having psychological difficulties, especially as these relate to their brain. I worked in the field of brain injury rehabilitation for...ahem...many years.
But in the past few years, I have moved from helping folks adjust to their brain injuries to actually helping people change the way...
Michael A. Zadeh, M.D. is a Board Certified General Surgeon practicing in the San Fernando Valley area.
Dr. Zadeh’s passion for surgery is reflected in the wide variety of procedures he performs, including a special interest in laparoscopic surgery which was a large part of his surgical training. His expertise in minimally invasive techniques, along with the application of...
I am an educator, writer, author, speaker and mental health advocate. My goals are to be loving, educate, encourage, empower those affected by mental illness, abolish mental illness myths & misunderstandings, eradicate stigma surrounding diseases of the brain,write creatively, speak provocatively, live passionately, and inspire hope. In addition to managing my own website, I regularly...
Perpetual Student, Recovering Psychiatrist
After college I completed a PhD in Neuroscience from the Center for Brain Research at the University of Rochester. I found myself getting tired of working with rats all day, and so I attended medical school, then completed a residency in Anesthesia at the University of Pennsylvania.
I was an anesthesiologist and pain doc for about 8 years,...
I am an active 44 year old from Missoula Montana. I was diagnosed with breast cancer 6 months ago and spent the winter recovering from bilateral mastectomy/oophorectomy surgeries and chemotherapy. I was able to continue running (albeit fewer miles) during chemo. I started doing yoga during chemo for the relaxation and conditioning benefits.
