Hi,I was diagnosed with my BT when I was 16 weeks pregnant with my 23 year old.i was told at the time I'd live to my 40s but was given 2 weeks to live unless I had surgery ASAP but a specialist anethetist had to consulted first to try and save my unborn son who I was already madly in love with.ive always wanted to be a mum since I was little. I even went into child care when I left school. Ap
roaching my 40th birthday was terrifying for me. I was about to be a divorced single mum with brain cancer. I was advised not to have more children as the pregnancy hormones would make the tumour g
ow but I knew I was going to have a very much wanted daughter so me being me got pregnant anyway.ive always been stubborn. It did grow so I had a second craniotomy and I was a mum of 2 healthy
appy children my dream had come true I was a mum
️ my children are now 23 and 19 and I'm still here I'm 48 and I've never been so grateful to be this old
cancer isn't always a death sentence I'm proof of that. It did grow again in 1999 I had a 3rd craniotomy and temzolomide chemo and radiotherapy (radiotherapywas a pieceofcake comparedtochemo) its 2023 and I'm here!! Divorced twice because of the cancer
but I have my children and I'm hoping I'll be a nana before I leave this earth . I'm stable. 6 monthly mri scans. Unfortunately the radiotherapy gave me a chronic pain condition called trigemi
l neuralgia which I'm on course to have treatment for. But IM STILL ALIVE
wishing you all well on your journey. It isn't always bad news, hard work and exhausting yes a death sentence no.
HI
thank you so much for sharing such a positive experience of a very scary time. I'm sure a lot of the members of this group will be grateful.
Sending you a huge virtual hug and lots of positive energy. Stay strong,
love n hugs
Wee Me xx
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Bless you. What a strong lady & an inspiration. Thank you for sharing with all of us x
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