Your story really resonated with me and this discussion. Nine years ago, my doctor thought I was having panic attacks. And so no brain scan. Fast forward some months, my meningioma bled, a stroke. Emergency responders, a helicopter ride and emergency surgery at 3:30 am with the doctors telling my son that even with the surgery I had a 1 in 10 chance of having a meaningful life. Without it, of course, no chance. A routine although technically complex surgery was now an emergency with iffy results. Meningiomas which bled are uncommon, but some do and if they do, odds for a successful outcome are much reduced.