Neurosurgeon talks brain tumor warning signs after UGA student dies following diagnosis 

Oh no, I remember this story as well.

I am sad to see this. I remember that interview, too. This story has raised awareness of the symptoms of brain tumors, and that they can happen to young people. Her daughter may save lives. Though this is such a terrible loss for the mother, family and friends, I hope they can find a little bit of comfort in that, at least.

Not to be rude, but there is no getting better from a brain stem tumor. That’s basically a sealed deal. Her mother probably said that out of hope and optimism. But the video we just watched clearly states the tumor she had was the worst one and concluded a 6 month time til death.

@@automnejoy5308thought that I agree with raising awareness, there is usually no coming back from a brain stem tumor. The most modern advanced technology can’t even fix that. It’s usually always a death sentence. A brain stem tumors are extremely rare like this, hence why she was in the news. Most people won’t need to raise awareness about this because it’s basically a death sentence. Unless they unveil some super technology that can unlodge a tumor from your brain stem without paralyzing you would be amazing.

@@LeCarneAsada I wonder what symptoms she may have had before the one right before falling asleep?

You’re strong! God bless!

@ Winter I’m praying for your recovery! 🙏🌹

😊😊😊 2:07 2:07

Be well and strong!

Praying for you 🙏

As far as I know a GBM (glioblastoma) is always fatal. My husband died at 50 because of a GBM. That was 15 years ago. His death was delayed by 10 months because of rigorous, brutal chemo, after surgery. Once he chose to discontinue chemo because he couldn't take it anymore he died in about a month. The timeline was exactly as his oncologist had predicted. A GBM is a horrible cancer.

@@mbmochinski yes Mary, you are right. GBM is always fatal. My husband died at 72 2 years ago. He had a history of strokes, so we thought the last collapse was another stroke but it turned out to be the deadly tumour. He at least got to his age, but I always feel for young children with brain tumours, and young seemingly fit people, especially those with young families facing this awful diagnosis. I hope you are doing ok.

Never trust a doctor!

GBM is incurable 😢

God thats so heartbreaking

Brain tumors seem to be completely random. No predicting who will get them and no predicting the outcome if you do get one.

@@truthboomertruthbomber5125 for all we know she could’ve been using her cellphone all day every day and the radiation caused it.

⁠@@truthboomertruthbomber5125 well I know two signs for sure my husband has 4 atypical grade 2 mengiomas with brain invasion (all separate areas of the brain including the brain stem). First warning sign: he has sleep apnea and despite his CPAP machine couldn’t breathe well and kept complaining of sinus pressure. His ENT ordered a CT scan and that’s how the first one was discovered. He had a craniotomy to remove it but new ones in different areas keep popping up like a game of whack-a-mole. The second risk: he survived two types of childhood cancer when he was 3 and 5 years old. His oncologist says they are seeing a link between long term childhood cancer survivors (especially who received radiation in the 1970s - 1980s) and these tumors popping up 20-30 years later. He had zero follow up as an adult, which is common, so if you are a survivor or know a survivor please encourage them to get checked at an aftercare clinic! We’re 5 years into this hanging over our heads, and I don’t know what the future is going hold for us because we know from pathology he has a more aggressive type than usual that can become malignant over time. So every 6 months it’s watch and wait, we know they will never go away, and it affects his vision so we don’t know how many more years he can work for (he’s a Dentist). The one on his brainstem is too risky to operate on so he’s done CyberKnife radiation. He’s turning 50 this year

In the USA It's called "gaslighting" and all doctors do it. They have to check the boxes & get us out

So sorry for your loss.

Love and hugs 😢, rip

Her step ??

My sympathy to you. What a good person to observe her gait change. That's what happened to my younger sister; she had a tumor on her brainstem (from melanoma) and died within a year. The first thing we noticed was a little funny "flip" when she walked. Be well, everyone. Observe changes, even tiny ones, in folks you know.

@@ENOUGH_BEST_SONG I am thinking it’s her walking. How sad! Such a heartbreaking thing to go through with a family member. I am so sorry! ❤️

Sorry for your loss

My deepest condolences ❤️

@@amyproudfoot6611 thank you. it's a horrible thing to go through

@@catherinep2034 thank you very much.

My condolences

Same with heart/blood clot..my bro was throwing up when he stood up all night and died in the morning on the way to the hospital. We could have saved him but neither of us had a clue it was even possible at his age.

How did you know you had a tumor?

@@brandyoctober5923 I had an mri after a concussion I got in emergency room . They found it and then I had multiple test done . One surgeon wanted to remove it and another said it’s benign let’s just watch it . I haven’t checked on it in like 9 years .

@@brittdiamo please check it ASAP.

That’s heartbreaking. I’m so sorry you and your daughter went through that. That’s definitely been my experience with doctors also. I believe they are more inclined to brush off women.

Because insurance only pays for a 20-minute office visit, that's all you get from your GP or Pediatrician.

Its your profit-based system. I went in for a bad headache i had for two months..they gave me bloodwork, one mri, then another mri with idoine for higher brain resolution just to be sure. I saw a neurologist and sinus speicialist too. All that in the same day on a walk-in no cost at all...to anyone... So why would the doctors not try everything.

So, eloquently heartfelt written sentiment ~RIP

Beautifully said!

Life is not fair!

OMG that is horrible i’m so sorry to hear that!

What job does she have? Also if people quit, I don't see how they will have health insurance so I just don't understand.

What a shame when we can’t afford taking care of ourselves. I know how that goes. I hope she gets well soon. Hugs

@@sweetbeep Let me explain. Your country has one extremist party that doesn't value life, they value profits. Nowhere else in the western world do people with cancer have to work to pay for medical bills. And yet half of you sitll vote republican.

Was a nice woman!

What type of headaches is it usually associated with?

@aimeek1236 with my daughter she would get a typical migraine and would never go away regardless of the meds. They would last days. The day it all went horrible she was crying to was so bad and threw up. Now migraines run in our family but I would speak to a professional to find out because I can only tell you about her.

sorry to hear. I hope things get better for you. I also have tumors but not on my brain.😢❤ I'll be praying for you!

My brother had it for 9 years. He didn’t eat healthy and consumed a lot of sugar. It was a miracle he lived for so long. Whatever you do, eat healthy and keep positive. Also clinical trials are a good thing. He never considered it and I believe it would have made a difference.

@ Evan, where do you live?

@@irynafox3593 I'm in Detroit downtown. I went through the Henry Ford health system and Wayne state university clinics, then a couple private neurologists. I really need to try again because as of recently I have been unable to suppress headaches anymore with disorientation and that electricity feeling. Things got worse after a bad car accident in 2019. I was like mindless in the period following that accident. I fell down a lot of stairs and started fires cooking and everything. Thanks I appreciate you guys saying that

@@evanrandall1675 , God bless and cure you

so sorry. just lost a parent to this also. horrible

I lost my son 30 years ago to glioblastoma. it's a terrible thing to watch and not be able to do anything

My mom died from a gioblastoma in 2001, 6 months to the day after she was diagnosed. Her death was very peaceful though, I'm grateful for that.

8 weeks for my dad. And he had aphasia the whole time so we couldn’t communicate.

How do you know she's will angels?

i agree the good die young and the prinks keep walking the earth why just why so unfair

That’s how that wonderful so called god works in his mysterious ways, he has a plan 😞😬😑😩

I’m pretty sure . I should’ve asked for one in the hospital because I told them I was getting an MrI soon so they still just wanted to do CT just to “see” they piss me off when they do that

Sounds kind of like a cluster headache. I've been getting those. Let me know what the results say cause I'm scared.

@@myvirtuallife3828 OK, this is going to sound insane but I had the worst headaches for two years. I got two mri's bloodwork...nothing. It ended up being an allergy to yeast. Now I avoid all doughnuts, pizzas with rising crusts, soft baked cookies, buns,..anything that rises. No headaches. but just ONE litle tiny doughnut...24 hours on one side of my head KILLS!!! I never had this allergy before but try cutting out yeast entirely for just a few days and see if you notice a difference. I helped my buddy too who was gettgin headaches. Maybe our yeast supply changed over covid who knows.

Absolutely correct Anne. A healthy lifestyle is the best prevention for a lot of illnesses, but glioblastoma is a death sentence. There are only 2 people since the 1960’s who have somehow defied the odds and survived for several years with one. I did quite a bit of digging for information when my husband was diagnosed with one in late 2019. He passed in early 2021.

Wow . I had a golf ball sized acoustic neuroma operated in in October . They removed 90 percent of it . I lost my hearing in my left ear and suffered so many obvious symptoms for years . I was gas lighted over and over again by doctors . If I did not take it into my own hands and go to see an eye doctor , I most likely would have been dead from a brian hemorrhage. I am very grateful to that eye doctor. Listen to your body and do not take no for an answer for these doctors

I too had Menigiomas, first was the size of a lemon. My symptoms kept getting worse and I was ignored by doctors being too young. My symptoms got so bad, I went blind while driving and almost hit a car head on. I could no longer see with migraines. An mri was done and they found a massive Meningioma 4 inches long, 3 inches high, 2 inches into my brain on the front right temporal lobe. I had a craniotomy and the damage was so bad I have a bovine meninges implanted and a plate now in the side of my head that looks like a massive dent. Any bone a tumor touches must be removed to prevent metastasis. It was a hard recovery from memory, speech, and more but I pulled through and still alive. It took me 1.5- 2 years to almost be normal. I got my sight back when it was taken out. I still have bleeding in the brain, but a small amount. I formed a second menigioma front left temporal lobe just above my eye and a new treatment is available without cranitomy. Look into Gamma Knife, I got the pin point radiation last Jan and my tumor has shrunk with no real side affects. and went home the same day. I felt like I got sun burned on my skin for a week due to it being so close to the bone. I am now being used in a study to premote the device as I am a living side by side comparison of cranitomy vs gamma knife on damage and quality of life.

@@Winter-404 wow . I am so sorry. Mine was found incidentally when it was small. I was exhausted and felt weak so they were checking for MS , which i luckily didn’t have but found a small meninginoma instead. I remember at work we had a patient who was over the top really bizarre even for psych. Luckily our psychiatrist was also trained in neurology and sent the patient for a mri of the brain. Where they had an inoperable meninginoma tumor that was pressing on her brain and there was nothing that could be done. After that I went to see a neurosurgeon who did yearly mris but monitoring the growth. Back in 2018 it was getting bigger but it was at a hard place to get at and he thought it was too risky to do surgery and wanted to keep monitoring. I went up to Boston to Massachussets GENERAL Hospital for a consultation. This neurosurgeon was well versed in these tumors and stated it was getting near nerves and something should be done within the next five years. He mentioned radiation I think gamma knife but there was a small risk of cancer so since I was 41 at the time I opted for surgery. So I had a craniotomy done and have a titanium mesh in place. Mine was a grade 1 reoccurrence and has not grown back. I am now monitored by this neurosurgeon and have mris of my brain done now every two years. I never had any symptoms and luckily it was being monitored when it was small. I too have another small but stable meninginoma and an acoustic neuroma that are being monitored as well. Thank goodness for my experience in psych with the individual with a meninginoma it made me proactive with mine because I did not want a meninginoma that was too big and inoperable. Thanks for telling your story.

@@ericablaschke3497 I just do not want anyone to suffer massive side effects if I can prevent it. The gamma knife is used to treat an assortment of issues such as small to medium brain tumors, abnormal blood vessel formations called arteriovenous malformations, epilepsy, trigeminal neuralgia, a nerve condition that causes chronic pain, and other neurological conditions. Course always a risk with radition vs open surgery. Each has its pros and cons and if given an option of going back to your life same day for those who might suffer from any of these conditions, I'll put this out there hoping I help at least one person by seeing both sides of an issue. I hate this happens to people, but if we can learn and help each other through it, then it was worth it. May God Bless you.

@@Winter-404 wow . I would love to chat with you and people that have had these experiences

Agreed. It’s such a serious subject, the least she could do is make sure she pronounces it correctly. Her poor speech was distracting.

@@VeganLife-mn1jp yes exactly. I listened several times trying to understand her.

I honestly have a hunch some of the cases are caused by vaccine 💉

good question

We live in a big microwave it’s only a matter of time til we all explode

@@KhyaBaldwin15 boffum

UGA required the c'vid needle, and many that took it are getting aggressive cancers.

Exactly. I even believe it is the MAIN culprit. Cell phones, towers, smart meter, smart appliances, wi fi, the list could go on and on. Most people NEVER turn off wi fi at night or their phones and they should!! And shield a smart meter too!!

My sister survived a benign (meningioma) but large brain tumor in the 90s, then went on to become a Veterinarian about 10 years later. A woman in her Vet class survived a malignant brain tumor, but was left deaf in one ear. People survive, but I think it always takes a toll.

Right?! What a dolt of a reporter.

Unfortunately nothing can fix a glioblastoma. Even when they operate and take it out, it has already spread in tiny amounts throughout the brain. The surgeon who operated on my husband described it as trying to gather all the tiny droplets of an aerosol after you have sprayed it in the air. It is a death sentence.

I once was going to make a video about that but decided not to make an entire generation more depressed than Jordan Peterson has already made them.

At the end of the day, we should still at least try!! You might not be interested in extending your life and of those you love, but the majority of us are!! There’s nothing at all wrong with taking precautions, to keep yourself well and safe, for as long as humanly possible!! In fact it’s a wise thing to do!! Expecially if your a parent and have people who heavily rely on your presence!

@@tiagopaes9524 it is still important to take care of your health. If you’re sticking around your body is taking care of you so you have to take care of it.

​@@Plutogalaxy BS

They are only cracking down on people who abuse HIGHLY addictive pain pills. Not people who genuinely need them.

Right lol

Same. I found it offensive since the poor young woman died from it and the reporter didn’t bother to learn how to pronounce it.

Landis, glioblastoma is a death sentence, it doesn’t matter when it’s detected. Even with surgery, it is already too late. And frequent scans are considered a risk themselves. Just hope you don’t get one!

@@oscardog6719 I’m 71 and I’ve lived my life.

Its very common. So common my recommendation is DO NOT search for anything related to cancer diagnosis or you'll be traumatized within a few short hours how many young people get cancer out of nowhere.

Gord Downey died of Glioblastoma. Perhaps Liza can go hear him sing.

Then you need to face reality.

My Aunt did now she's dying from Glioblastoma !

We had a family friend who did not meet criteria for this research trial because the criteria were very selective. It is more difficult to qualify and gain entry into a research study group than one might think.

@@gl990 🤔😥

Might just be migraines? I hope you have had yourself checked out by a physician.

go to the doctor find out what is happen in your head i wish you well

And this is ok with u?

She was at the Mayo Clinic, I am sure they knew.

@@sct4040 doesnt matter. Inpatients are ineligible for trials. Period.

Her speech was awful.

1:20 she had tumour.