News that you have a brain tumor can be shocking. Especially when the symptoms are mild. Upon founding out I had a skull based tumor, my...

In May 2022 I was diagnosed with a golf ball sized brain tumor on my brain stem. This photo was taken 2 weeks before the surgery. My husband took me to dinner the evening this photo was taken. One of several he planned before the big day. A craniotomy was scheduled on August 24th 2022, three months after my diagnosis. The surgery was to attempt to remove a complex skull based meningioma. The location of the tumor was problematic as several crucial nerves were in it. Cra