6/23/2005 02:09:00 PM|||Travis|||

I always thought that having type one diabetes was bad. What are the chances? Pretty damn slim. But statistically speaking that means I am probably not going to have some other big health problem (well, something unrelated to diabetes that is). One of my friends down in LA wasn't so lucky...

I just got another call from my friend today. He was calling to tell me that he has a malignant brain tumor in his frontal cortex. He thought that he was calling me for the first time, but in reality he couldn't remember the conversation that we had two days previous when he told me for the first time. He noticed the problem when he had a siezure and lost memory for about half a week. They immediately cut open his skull and performed a biopsy to remove a part of the tumor. Much of it still remains. Now he has a decision.

He can either A- try to have the tumor removed. If it works, the tumor would be gone and he would then be entirely rid of the problem. But this is insanely risky.... meaning there is a 90% chance of death. The smallest slip up could cause severe brain damage, leaving my friend with, essentially, a lobotomy. I am already affraid that the tumor is changing his personality, seeing how it is right on the frontal lobe.

The B option is to start chemo and prolong the enevitable for as long as possible. Going this route would never cure the disease, but it could contain it. It would slow the growth.... but at what a price. No hair, very weak... etc. Not a great quality of life.

What would you do? My friend is leaning towards option A, suprisingly enough. It's the only shot for a permanant cure. The problem is that he probably won't even be able to find a doctor that will perform it, due to the liability. And even if he lives, it could change him forever...

I don't know what to do. Pray? fuck...

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