Charlene’s Story: 7 Years with Glioblastoma
Charlene marked her seven-year survivorship of glioblastoma multiforme in March 2012 with two significant events. The first was the return of her tumor, a difficult cancer whose potency can never be overestimated. The second was the successful surgical removal of the recurrent cancer by her University of Cincinnati Brain Tumor Center team. “They told me […]
Scott’s Story
Scott has no recollection of the concrete wall. His wife, Sondra, knows only what she was told. And that, she says, is something of a fish story, with the wall growing with every telling … from eight feet, to 10 feet, to 14 feet What’s most important is that Scott survived the wall’s collapse, partly […]
Courtney’s Story: Traumatic Spine Injury
Courtney is positive that she was wearing her seatbelt. Perhaps that is why her head and neck – thankfully — were fine. Perhaps that is also why her midsection was so violently impacted, as the force of the rollover twisted her limber cheerleader’s body around and out of the car and into a ditch along […]
Alisha’s Story: Acoustic Neuroma
There was a time in Alisha’s young life when she was angry at her fate and bitter about her life. “I wondered why this had to happen to me,” she said. Her outlook has changed to one of eagerness and optimism. Today, five and a half years after having surgery at the UC Brain Tumor […]
Charlene’s Story: 7 Years with Glioblastoma
As a five-year survivor of glioblastoma multiforme, one of the most dangerous types of brain tumors, Charlene has reached a notable landmark. “Traditionally, five years is considered an important goal that predicts a good long-term outcome,” says Ronald Warnick, MD, Director of the UC Brain Tumor Center and Charlene’s physician for followup care. “The five-year […]
Leah’s Story: Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
Leah is a young woman who sings, dances, and plays the guitar. She is also a survivor of an arteriovenous malformation (AVM). It is rare for someone in her mid-teens to have had an AVM, an abnormal tangle of blood vessels in the brain or spine that can cause devastating effects if it begins to […]
Alison’s Story: Ruptured Aneurysm following Neurotrauma
She has completed medical school, has won the Flying Pig Marathon and has reached the summit of two of Colorado’s 14,000-foot peaks.Today Dr. Alison Delgado is tackling a mountain of a different kind. Step by hard-earned step, word by remembered word, the young pediatric resident has come back from a bicycle accident that caused serious […]
Andrew’s Story: Neurotrauma
The scrapbook begins with the words, “Andrew’s Adventure: December 23, 2005.” It was not the kind of adventure that any family would choose to take. But in the end, it had a happy ending for Andrew and his parents. On the evening of December 23, a Friday, Andrew and several friends went skiing and snowboarding […]
Alicia’s Story: Multiple Sclerosis
Alicia is relishing a life that is filled to the brim: she is a wife, a mother, a runner and a master at living with multiple sclerosis. Diagnosed in the late 1990s, Alicia had “a bumpy ride” in the beginning. But over the years, and with help from the Waddell Center for Multiple Sclerosis and […]
Kevin’s Story: Acoustic Neuroma
Kevin was in his mid-40s when he began to notice that he wasn’t hearing quite as well as in the past. But the change was gradual, so he didn’t worry about it. A few years went by, and the hearing loss became more noticeable. “I started having problems hearing on the phone,” he recalled. “Words […]