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. Aproaching 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 gow 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 mum️ 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 trigemil 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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