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Simone Giertz on her brain tumour [video]

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Re: Simone Giertz on her brain tumour [video]

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It sucks but if it's not malignant it's a huge relief (even if it's a hugely bad news).

While not exactly good news it's a huge relief it doesn't appear malignant. I have worked as an anesthesiologist in neurosurgery and these patients generally make a full recovery.

Re: Simone Giertz on her brain tumour [video]

#12

Well that blows. I guess it is a reminder to watch for the little things on your head and how you feel. My cousin is going through the same "not cancer" but problematic brain tumor problems. He was further hampered by the learning he had a brain tumor from the billing department as opposed to his (now former) doctor. His only warning was a stiff neck for days on end. Here's hoping that her Paetreon https://www.patreo…

This is a great time to become a patron. Simone and her team are going to be relying on the income from Patreon for at least the next several months.

I'm so glad that Patreon exists for moments like this, when a person just needs some time to deal with a health or a family issue and cannot focus on creating new material to maintain their finances.

Re: Simone Giertz on her brain tumour [video]

#13

It sucks but if it's not malignant it's a huge relief (even if it's a hugely bad news).

While not exactly good news it's a huge relief it doesn't appear malignant. I have worked as an anesthesiologist in neurosurgery and these patients generally make a full recovery.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/193749.When_the_Air_Hits...

Re: Simone Giertz on her brain tumour [video]

#16

This makes me very sad, but I've also gotta highlight her skill at perfectly nailing the tone of that video. Humor, sadness, gratitude, and fear, in excellent measure. Plus, I'm thrilled to see somebody else with a nice sense of gallows humor. Sometimes, we have to laugh so we don't have to cry.

> Plus, I'm thrilled to see somebody else with a nice sense of gallows humor.

I was honesty expecting her to wheel out her robot arm holding a scalpel.

Re: Simone Giertz on her brain tumour [video]

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post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

While not exactly good news it's a huge relief it doesn't appear malignant. I have worked as an anesthesiologist in neurosurgery and these patients generally make a full recovery.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/193749.When_the_Air_Hits...

Good title. Thanks for the tip, will read.

Re: Simone Giertz on her brain tumour [video]

#19
It's good that her tumor isn't cancerous, but she's going to be out of action for at least a year. I see other people saying that she can make a full recovery, but this is not the type of thing you ever fully recover from. Two of my girlfriends had brain tumors, both in their 20s. It's life changing, if not life shattering.

Re: Simone Giertz on her brain tumour [video]

#20

This makes me very sad, but I've also gotta highlight her skill at perfectly nailing the tone of that video. Humor, sadness, gratitude, and fear, in excellent measure. Plus, I'm thrilled to see somebody else with a nice sense of gallows humor. Sometimes, we have to laugh so we don't have to cry.

That is pretty heavy. One of my old band-mates has a benign brain tumor, though hers is inoperable. She lives with the specter of something someday changing with it, resulting in personality change or death. (So it is a silver lining that Simone's is operable, though the risk of bad outcomes still sucks.) Yes, gallows humor helps. Perhaps that's why my band-mate was partial to songs including death.
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