“Uh, I’ve had the worst week of my life.”

“Uh, I’ve had the worst week of my life.”

So, not everyone has survived brain surgery, twice, and battled brain cancer, twice.  I fully recognize that.  Living with cancer and the trauma of it all has brought me an invaluable perspective on life.  I know that people cannot truly understand my experience without having personally faced cancer, or any life-threatening illness really.  Even among [...]

“So, does that mean it’s cancer?”

“So, does that mean it’s cancer?”

"So, does that mean, it's cancer?"  That was the question I found myself asking, during my first post-operative appointment with my neurosurgeon.  The only way to fully determine  whether a tumor is "benign" or cancerous is to undergo hours of complex surgery, involving your skull being sawed open and your brain being cut into to [...]