Stories

I Am a Doctor and a Patient During my business trip, my observant colleague noticed an issue with my eye movement, prompting an urgent visit to the Accident & Emergency for a series of thorough examinations. As a physician myself, I understood the potential implications, and my mind brimmed with concern.  The MRI unveiled a brain lesion, yet its cause remained elusive, […] August 28, 2023

My Wonderful Norm My story reflects how my husband Norm was impacted by the sudden change in his life. Norm was a busy CPA in his own business. He loved his work and enjoyed helping his clients for over 30 years. He had excellent health, always working hard, along with being a great Dad and loving husband for […] August 28, 2023

A Pretty Wild Day I was 26 years old when I received a CT scan after some pretty bad headaches. It was then I was told about a large abnormal mass in the front of my brain back in March 2023. The mass was right above my speech center, so it was risky to try and remove the whole […] August 28, 2023

The Disease That Stole My Dad In August of 2005, my Dad, who was a Pastor of a small Baptist church in rural Pennsylvania, was behind his pulpit delivering his sermon when he fell to the floor in a grand mal seizure. He had never had a seizure before in his life. My mother had experience with epilepsy professionally, and we […] August 28, 2023

Quigg Strong Brain tumors have unfortunately played a very large role in my life since I was around 13 years old. My mother was diagnosed with astrocytoma and was on and off of treatment for the better part of 12 years. She went in and out of remission, and my siblings and I assumed this was something […] August 28, 2023