survivor

HAD A BRAIN TUMOR SURGERY ON JUNE 10 2010 THE SIZE OF A SOFTBALL( MY DOCTORS SHOWED ME A PICTURE). THEY SAID IT WAS A SLOW GROWING TUMOR AND I HAD IT FOR 15 TO 20 YEARS! I HAD STARTED HAVING HEADACHES ABOUT A YEAR BEFORE( FOUND OUT LATER IT WAS MINI- SEIZURES) AND COULD NOT TAKE IT ANY MORE! HAD BEEN GOING TO DOCTORS AND THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED MRI. I DID NOT HAVE ANY INSURANCE AND COULD NOT AFFORD IT. WENT TO METHODIST HOSPITAL IN DALLAS,TX AND THEY WERE FANTASTIC! LONG STORY SHORT, HAD SURGERY ON JUNE 10, 2010 AND HAD TO MISS ABOUT 6 WEEKS OF WORK. THEY SAID THERE MIGHT BE EFFECTS AFTER I HAD THE SURGERY, MEMORY LOSE, WALKING ABILITY, VISION. BUT GOD WALKED THROUGH THIS WITH ME AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE! IT HAS BEEN 7 YEARS SINCE I HAD MY SURGERY AND THINGS ARE GOOD AT THIS POINT! I HAVE HAD A COUPLE OF MRI’S AND NO TUMOR!!! I PRAY FOR THE NATIONAL TUMOR SOCIETY AND THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE GONE THROUGH WHAT I HAVE! AND BY THE WAY, I DID NOT KNOW HOW I COULD PAY FOR MY SURGERY, BUT GOD ANSWERED MY PRAYERS! I FILLED OUT A FORM BEFORE MY SURGERY, CHARITY LIST , AND THE METHODIST HOSPITAL AT DALLAS, TX PAID ALL MY BILLS!!!! PRAISE THE LORD!!!!

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