Awake Craniotomy With Mapping

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2758335/Mother-inoperable-brain-tumour-given-just-months-live-survive-15-years-undergoing-radical-surgery-US.html#i-d0bafddf918253cd

Anybody else had experience of 'awake craniotomy with mapping'?

Interesting Article Re Our Immune Systems

Just found this article and it is rather interesting for anyone about to undergo or currently having chemo especially in regard to the last paragraph re tumours. Any thoughts?:

How Fasting Can Repair Damage To Your Immune System Caused By Ageing Or Cancer - courtesy of HuffPost Lifestyle
http://tinyurl.com/kogalwn

Hannah Bradley's Story

The Huffington Post have recently shown the following article about Hannah's fight against a very aggressive brain tumour called Anaplastic Astrocytoma.

Hannah's desire to beat this cancer led to make a number of treatments, clinical trials and lifestyle changes. One of the biggest changes has been dietary; specifically cutting out most sugars from her diet.

Learning that the exclusive food of cancer is sugar, Hannah cut out, almost completely, starchy carbohydrates and refined sugars by incorporating a sugar free/starch free food plan. The idea being that this diet would feed the body and mind and starve the cancer into submission.

Worth a read and find out more information by visiting:
http://www.teamhannah.com/
http://www.teamhannah.com/blog/

Lovely couple. Pleased to hear she is progressing well and I wish both Hannah and her partner Pete all the best for the future.

Just How I Felt

A very moving presentation by Stacey Kramer this week.
I felt so very much the same.

A 3 minute parable that shows how an unwanted experience - frightening, traumatic, costly - can turn out to be a priceless gift.

Brain Tumour Awareness Month

March is Brain Tumour Awareness Month. Buy a Bandana today and show your support. Just bought mine and I will be wearing it all day 1st March.
http://tinyurl.com/a9kc3ab
I'll post a picture I promise.

Brain Tumor Awareness

Brain Tumor Awareness Ribbon Mouse Pad


Brain Tumor Awareness Ribbon Round Mouse Pad

Brain Tumour Research

Wife & Mother goes extra mile for Brain Tumour research fundraising:

Watch the following video clip:

http://video.stv.tv/bc/news-20110415-brain2/

RIP Seve Ballesteros

The death of Spanish golfer Seve Ballesteros on Saturday, 7 May 2011, of an aggressive brain tumour has focused the world’s attention on an illness suffered by many ordinary people in the world. Survival rates for malignant brain tumours are still low, with around one in ten adults surviving for more than ten years.

- Born April 9 1957, Pedrena, Spain -
Seve left his footprint on the sporting world on golf.
There will never be another golfer quite like Seve Ballesteros.
Perhaps no other sportsman quite like him either.
- 7th May 2011, Dies at home in northern Spain at the age of 54
due to respiratory failure.

A sad day and my condolences to the family. A brave battle was
fought. Rest in Peace Seve - You will be missed by many.

Continued research is vital to improving the lives of people diagnosed with brain tumours.

Christine's Message

Today Is The Day

Hi everyone

Back again to tell you all my Ebook has today gone live for purchase. I'm looking to make as much money as possible for Brain Tumour Research so I hope you will find time to visit my website and consider a purchase. I promise you will find a full account of my experience from start to finish and hopefully you will enjoy a few giggles and some dramatic photos along the way. (It is an 'uplifting account' I promise)

Just in case you are wondering what this is all about, my Ebook is called:

My Brain Tumour - One Womans Uplifting Story

Here is the Introduction to give you some insight and I will post an extract from Chapter One next week:

INTRODUCTION

Hi,

My name is Lynda.

You are probably desperately searching for answers having recently been told that either you or someone very close to you has a meningioma. My thoughts and good wishes are with you all.

Your journey is just about to begin and the purpose of me writing this book is to share with you my journey in the hope that it will help you a little to understand the emotions, shock and sheer terror that such news brings and to offer some encouragement.

The one thing I have learnt though throughout my research is that nobody has the exact same experience and it is therefore my aim to include the resources to find good information and associations that have forums for you to ask questions of other meningioma survivors. Please remember what I said above though, that everybody has a different story and we all experienced different things. Your story will be different again and one of your best friends at this time will be your doctor. If you haven’t already, find one that has time for you, one that you trust and respect and ask as many questions as you need to.

Being diagnosed with a brain tumour is a nightmare. It turns your world upside down and is both scary and worrying for both the victim and their family. I use the word ‘victim’, because that’s how I felt at the time and I hope that by reading my story it will help you in coming to terms with your own situation.

My very happy world was hit by a thunderbolt on the 14th July 2006 when I was diagnosed with a brain tumour. I had a brain tumour; I had it surgically removed on 19th July 2006 and was back in my own home on 29th July, relieved that I had made it through safely, thankful for a second chance and wondering what all the initial fuss was about.

I don’t mean to be flippant in any way. I know that I was probably luckier than most with regard to the position of my meningioma, I had a fabulous doctor with in-sight, I had a top rate neurosurgeon, I had my hero and the love of my life by my side, I had the love of family and friends and I also had the will and determination to overcome this hiccup in my life. I am a survivor.

Take a look at the website for more information.....

I'll be back next week.

Regards Lynda

My First Post - Nearly Ready To Launch

I am so excited. I have just completed my first ever E-book, all on my own, on my very favourite subject at the moment - my brain tumour and it will be ready for launch next week and hopefully making some useful cash contribution to brain tumour research.

I am really hoping it will help any of you out there in Blog land who may have been diagnosed or know someone who has because it is a very scary time and this is a positive account to offer you some encouragement. I will be back during the week to let you know more....