Adolescents and young adults

This topic area focuses on the unique and specific needs of adolescents and young adults experiencing the brain tumor journey.

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My niece - Posterior fossa syndrome - rehabilation centres

msmcd
  • By msmcd · New reply April 2, 2013
  • 11 replies
  • Good afternoon, My niece had a benign tumor removed from the cerebellum, three days later 'fossa syndrome' and then a stent installed to remove brain fluid. All of this just over a year and a half ago ...

Pineal Cyst + IIH + Hypothyroidism + Insulin Resistence

Mumthink
  • By Mumthink · New reply December 7, 2012
  • 2 replies
  • By Mumthink November 22, 2012 at 3:14 pm Hello everyone. I live in Autralia and my daughter has a large Pineal Cyst, Hypothyroidism, Insulin Resistence and Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension. I am here ...

more problems

niqueblessed10
  • By niqueblessed10 · New reply November 16, 2012
  • 26 replies
  • In 2010 my brain tumor was successfully removed and I thank GOD very much for it, but along with having it removed my medical journey is not over although i continue to fight hard. I had wat is called ...

College Advice

rascal12
  • By rascal12 · New reply April 22, 2012
  • 6 replies
  • My son is a freshman in college and was diagnosed with an astrocytoma last September, one month into his college career. As a reuslt of that he missed several days of class due to doctor's appointments ...

brain tumor

andrewja
  • By andrewja · New reply April 16, 2012
  • 7 replies
  • wondering what ou guys are living with ...

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