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Looking for resources for friend with brain tumor
Brain Tumor | Last Active: Sep 20, 2018 | Replies (6)Comment receiving replies
Thank you so much for your reply Scott. She's not a close friend, she is another parent in my child's elementary school, but I am just interested in finding out whatever I can that might be of help. She's very young (40) with two young kids. As an American living in Ireland, I guess I'm a little worried about the quality of care here - I believe it is very good, but at the same time, I just wonder if there might be better access to experimental treatments or whether there are cases here where they would decide surgery isn't possible that American surgeons might be willing to take on, that kind of thing. Anyhow, really appreciate your taking the time to answer and I will probably post again when I find out more specifics! I'm thinking that if there is any chance there is benefit to having a consultation with someone in the Mayo Clinic maybe we could make that happen.
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Hello @andrew_dublin My wife was diagnosed in her 40s as well, but out two children were in University by then.
I don't know anything about the quality of care in Ireland, but I can say we picked Mayo for my wife's care (she was initially diagnosed in Chicago) because they see the oddest of the odd, the rarest more often than most, and do more of the newest treatments than other places. In my wife's case she needed something at that time called a stereotactic biopsy and the surgeon at Mayo had done hundreds of them and was rated the world's best, while the surgeons in Chicago had only heard of the procedure. They also have remarkable teaching and research going on all the time --- and it's always running in high gear!
I wish your friend all the best. If she ever needs any moral support, information, a place to ask questions, or just vent from afar, be sure to let her know about Connect. It is an awesome and supportive community!
Strength, courage, and peace to you both!