My name is Dale A Dejnowski my MAYO connect name terridalecasino. I had a brain tumor when I was 11 years old. The Tumor type was a primary,pituitary, benign, astrocytoma, grade I in other words it was a slow growing tumor. According to the neurosurgeon, he told my mother it was about the size of a large size lemon. According to my nedical records [which I have from 1970] it was taken out in piecemeal.
However, I will say I did have symtoms that something was wrong? I just didn't know what? For about a year and half prior to my diagnoses I was experiencing severe headaches. having no idea something was growing inside my head? Especially at such a young age, age (11) years old. The only way we,[my mother, father, and I descovered it was when on the way to a newly built shopping mall I started to go into severe convultions in the car on the way there! After arriving at the E-Room and performing an ANGIOGRAM that's when they discovered this BIG O MASS in the right TEMPORAL, PERIETTAL, OCCIPITAL LOBES!. I also had a PNEUMOENCEPHALOGRAM, VENTRICULOGRAM AND A CRAINIOTOMY!
I truely feel it was because of my very young age (11) that I SURVIVED as well as I did? That and a whole lot of PRAYING. At age 65 now, I am doing so-so I still have TBI symptoms ie. lack of concentration,memory, and attentiveness. Which is why I study and research "NEUROPLASTICITY" MY DEFINITION "IS " THE BRAINS ABILITY TO ADAPT OR CHANGE IN RESPONCE TO WHAT I CALL E.E.I.T. [ENVIRONMENT, EXPERIENCE, INJURY, AND TRAUMA!
In closing all I have to say IS LIVE LIFE TO THE FULLEST YOU CAN AND DON'T BE AFRAID TO LIVE YOUR LIFE AS H.O.P.E. [HELPING: OTHER: PEOPLE: EVERYWHERE! GOD BLESS!!!!