Discovering my Brain Tumors

21/09/2021 35 min Temporada 1 Episodio 3
Discovering my Brain Tumors

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Having a baby was far from my mind in this episode as we dive into my medical tragedies and of course, the wonderful support system I met along the way. From my brain tumors, to my jaw surgery, to Kenny receiving a kidney, and the joy that came from the tragedy of Rachel Hunger's death.    Key Takeaways:  [1:36] Finding out I have brain tumors  [7:12] Neurological tests and scheduling surgery  [10:45] Christmas time and trying for normalcy  [12:07] Going into surgery  [15:19] The wonderful visitors that helped me along the way  [18:45] The aftermath of surgery  [20:56] Miraculous recovery and the connections I made  [23:31] Having surgery for my jaw  [25:09] Getting back to daily life  [26:45] Rachel Hunger on life support [29:38] Kenny receives a kidney from Rachel [30:35] Recovering from operations and finally getting to have a baby   Resources from this episode: Dr.Cardone  Dr.Eskandar  Barb's brain tumor story Dr.Tanase White Plains Hospital  Rachel Hunger Trigeminal neuralgia    Connect with Barb: Facebook  Instagram YouTube   September 21, 2021 Podcast: A Thousand Tiny Steps Episode #: 3 Episode Title: Discovering my Brain Tumors