The Scar

“Scars are history written on your body.”   This photo was taken in 2002.  It was post surgery 3 & 4.  A year after this the tumor returned near my brain stem and surgery was no longer an option so I did 6wks of radiation and chemo by pill for 1 year.   2007 I…

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Brain Buddie Survivor Story: John Van Wagner

My name is John Van Wagner and May 30th 1995 after an 8.5 hour surgery I was told I had a menigioma brain tumor.   It was benign  but it  wrapped around my facial nerve and left my face almost completly paralyzed.  I had to endure reconstructive surgery and thankfully was able to regain some movement…

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