<p>Hello everyone; sorry I have not been posting much lately. Been busy with work and family and all that. </p>
<p>My S who is a HS senior was acting really quiet and sad last night when he got home late after an event and this morning he was not his usual cheerful self. He is not one to offer up any information so I asked what was wrong. It turns out his girlfriend has a brain tumor. She had been scheduled for an MRI and S has known about it since before Thanksgiving and then she had it done Monday and got results yesterday. Since the info is coming from him, I know no details but I can’t imagine the long-term outlook could be very good. </p>
<p>This girl is just the sweetest and most beautiful thing. I have been in tears all morning and will update as I know more. She is 18 and her name is Anne (but pronounced Ah-na). </p>
<p>How sad…and your poor son, he probably does not know what to think or how to feel or what this means to her or to them…sigh. It will be a challenging time, but he will be stronger as he copes. Hugs to the supportive mom, and hopeful thoughts for beautiful Anne. Lorelei</p>
<p>My thoughts are with you. I hope the following story offers some hope. I met a man who had had a brain tumor. He’d retired from his job in NJ and gone to Florida. Within a short time of arriving, he was diagnosed with a brain tumor and not given more than a few weeks to live. He phoned his brother who happened to be on the staff at Harvard Medical School. The brother told him to get to Boston pronto and arranged for him to be seen by another doctor, at MGH. He was operated on right away. By the time I met him, it had been one month. He was having radiation therapy to make sure that all the tumor was destroyed. His speech was a bit slurred, and he had a small limp. But he was entirely lucid and thought that soon, he would be fully recovered. </p>
<p>So let us hope that your son’s GF sails through surgery like this man.</p>
<p>DrDrewsmom,
Thoughts and prayers are with this young woman and your S. There have been incredible medical breakthroughs in this field, and skilled surgeons can do marvelous things. The key, if at all possible, is to get to one of the major cities/hospitals who have this capability. So hard to deal with this at any age, but I can’t imagine what it is like for 17-18 year olds.</p>
<p>Suzy, I am so sorry about this shocking news. I hope that Anne’s tumor is treatable and curable. I can only imagine what your son is going through. Please keep us posted.</p>
<p>Suzy,
I am sorry to hear of the diagnosis of your son’s girlfriend and can totally understand that he is torn up and so are you. I hope very much that she gets good treatment and recovers. Please be hopeful if you can. I have heard of others with brain tumors who were treated and went on just fine. This is possible and so please hold onto hope. Thinking of you and Anne.</p>
<p>I am so sorry to hear of your bad and scary news. My S has a friend who is going through the same thing. It is amazing what they can do now. I know of several cases that turned out extrememly well. Let us know how things go.</p>
<p>A friend’s son found out that he had a brain tumor while in college. I can’t remember the combinations of treatments he received, but the tumor is gone, he graduated with his class and just got his first real job. And this was a type of brain tumor that is supposed to be difficult to treat. So there is hope, but it is a devastating thing to deal with. My thoughts are with you and everyone involved.</p>
<p>Suzy, Warm thoughts, prayers and hugs coming your way. I’m so sorry for this frightening news. I really believe in the power of prayer and hope that Anne, and her family have lots of support. Sometimes the most important thing we can do when someone is going through something like this is to let them know that you are there and that you care. Please let them know that you’ve asked for our prayers and that we are all praying for them. It can really help to know that people out there CARE.</p>
<p>First, my best wishes and thoughts are with your famly.</p>
<p>Second, OMG, you have a very mature son, I am sure he ddn’t say anythng as not to run your holidays. Give that boy a hug from me, because he will e an amazing man, father, and husband one day. Give yourself a hug because you obvously did something right in how you raised hm.</p>
<p>All good thoughts to you, your son, and Anne. It’s a terribly hard road for anyone, let alone a h.s. senior. That she has such a loving, mature bf and his supportive family behind her, too, is a bright spot. Will keep hoping for the very best outcome.</p>
<p>drdrewsmom,
So sorry to hear of the unfortunate news. But as curiousmother said, there are a lot of success stories with intervention for brain tumors these days (surgery, laser surgery, radiation, chemo, etc). Do you know yet what kind of tumor it is (astrocytoma, meningioma, etc), or, for that matter, if they think it is malignant or benign? There is something called a pineal tumor that is often no big deal (depending on size, etc). That would be nice! Please keep us posted and send your s and his gf our best.</p>
<p>Wishing you well. It is hard to believe your poor S was holding this all inside! I know you’ve been having some tough times lately, and this would be an unbelievable burden in the best of times. Thinking of you and hoping for the best. As others have said, please keep us informed.</p>