LIVRO How to Have a Brain Tumour (English Edition) PDF Anne E. Thompson

“Today I was told I have a brain tumour. Not exactly what I was expecting the day to hold….”In March 2009, I was diagnosed with a colloid cyst – a small benign tumour in the middle of the brain. All brain tumours are different. Some are tiny and harmless, others need extensive invasive medical treatment, some are fatal. One feature of my own tumour was that it can cause “sudden instant death”, which wasn’t hugely reassuring.So how does it feel to be told you have a brain tumour? What does life afterwards look like?“How to have a brain tumour” is an honest, often humorous, account which includes extracts from diaries written at the time. It shows how I, and my family, coped. I have shared the medical facts I learned during my journey, though my background is in education, not medicine. I learned that neurosurgeons are sometimes unexpected, that mostly people are nice, and that often hospitals work slowly. I also discovered something of how the brain works – and what happens when something is broken.After diagnosis, I was told my tumour could safely be monitored, and I didn’t require surgery, because it was harmless. Until, one day, it wasn’t…