How Have Family and Friends Helped You After Surgery?

How did your family and friends help you — the patient or caregiver — before or after surgery? National Brain Tumor Society is seeking specific examples from patients and caregivers about ways friends and family helped support them before and after brain surgery.

Your experience can help inform future NBTS resources and help the greater community understand how best to support patients and caregivers.

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Are you comfortable sharing your surgery tips with NBTS for possible inclusion in future content (e.g., Share Your Story page, social media, NBTS’s blog, etc.)? Your quotes would be attributed to your first name and last initial.(Required)

Before surgery, what were the most helpful things family or friends did to support you?

If a friend or family member wanted to gift some items to the patient, what would you recommend to make recovery easier in the hospital and at home?

After surgery, what support made the biggest difference (e.g., meals, rides, childcare, emotional support, running errands, etc.)?

Was there something small that someone did that meant a lot to you?

What advice would you give to someone who wants to support a friend or family member who needs a craniotomy?

As a caregiver, what would have been most helpful to you either before, during, or after surgery?

If you could go back in time and ask for one specific type of support, what would it be?

Were there any things people did that were not helpful, even if well-intentioned?

Is there anything else you’d like to share?

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Which tumor type best describes your diagnosis or the diagnosis of your family member or friend?(Required)

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