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A Childhood Interrupted by Brain Cancer
Written by Anna Blackwell, Ganglioglioma survivor and Ambassador for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
September 5, 2023
Written by Anna Blackwell, Ganglioglioma survivor and Ambassador for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
September 5, 2023
In the 7 years since I’ve been diagnosed with a large and rare brain tumor called a ganglioglioma, I have become much more comfortable sharing my story with others. I was 19 years old and a sophomore in college when I was diagnosed after my right side went numb and I went to the ER. It was a shock and an even bigger shock when the doctors told me it had been most likely growing slowly for more than 10 years. After I had an awake craniotomy …
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