“A New Perspective on Remission” as featured on Elephants and Tea
Irony: My Article on Remission Published Just as My Cancer Returns
Tag: anaplastic ependymoma
Cancer: “I’ll Be Back”
Cancer: “I’ll Be Back”. Yep, I’ve got cancer yet again!
Very Temporary Pause
I’ve been working on my next Post, but I’ve got to hit a very temporary “pause button”. I’ve been suffering with migraines and major emotional issues. I’ll be back in a few days with my next Post. Even after being cancer-free for 5 years now, the wicked side effects of so much treatment continue haunting [...]
What’s a “Bur Hole” Anyway? (Surgery No. 6)
There are a ridiculous amount of medical terms you learn as a cancer patient. There are about 130 different types of brain tumors alone. Never mind having to learn about the areas of the brain the tumor may affect, then what part of the body that area of the brain it controls, and on and [...]
The Confirmed Recurrence and Yet, Another Brain Surgery
In my prior post (https://braincancerbabe.com/2016/06/22/the-dreaded-word-recurrence/ ) I wrote about my suspected recurrence. Well, that was confirmed in June 2015. I say "confirmed" recurrence, although whether the lesion was indeed "cancer" can only be truly confirmed with the pathology report following surgery and removal of the lesion... but you get what I'm saying. It is strange [...]
