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BY Lauren Rose

Ever since high school, Ethan Damron has wanted to be a radiation oncologist. In July 2019, he and his wife, Kendra, moved to Houston so Ethan could begin medical school. During his first semester, he started experiencing debilitating migraines. These seemed to be worse than the migraines he had been getting for many years

A neurologist suggested that Ethan undergo an MRI. At 6 p.m. on Dec. 3, 2019, Ethan received a call that...

Ethan Damron surrounded by his prescription bottles to celebrate being a chemotherapy survivor.

BY Jason House

I believe everything happens for a reason. So, when I was diagnosed with anaplastic astrocytoma — an aggressive type of brain cancer — in...

BY Meagan Raeke

How often does a brain tumor save your life? In Kellilyn Monar’s case, it may have done just that. She’d planned to be at the Route 91 Music...

BY Meagan Raeke

When Robert Alvarez was diagnosed with a low-grade insular brain tumor in 2013, he decided to hope for the best and postpone treatment.

“The doctors told me surgery could leave me paralyzed,” Robert recalls. He noticed increasing headaches and clumsiness, but the symptoms were still manageable. As an active 19-year-old athlete and musician, Robert felt the risks of surgery were worse than living with the brain tumor.  ...

Brain tumor survivor Robert Alvarez with Sujit Prabhu, M.D., who performed his awake craniotomy

BY Niki Schoessow

My husband, Coleman Schoessow, draws vibrant, abstract, stream-of-consciousness art with ink on canvas. He discovered this hidden talent during...