Thank you all for your kind words! Another tidbit, from my research and talking to my brain surgeon, it seems ct scans are a very possible cause of tumors and cancers. The ionizing radiation is very strong in ct scans, so perhaps opting for an MRI is a good idea if you're getting checked for somethi...

Wow. So appreciated. You are an angel on this earth!

Hello, all...I am back with some news. Not good! I just found out I have a planum sphenoidale meningioma (brain tumor, probably benign, between my brain hemispheres, in the front of my head, between my optic nerves). It is 1.5 X 1.5 cm. It was found at a standing ER center I went to last week due to...

Hello, and welcome, Diane! So glad you found this forum. Your questions are good ones. I don't have the answers but others on here will. I just wanted to welcome you. I've been on here for about a year now, when I found out about my status. One thing I can say regarding your diet question, I ate sim...

Yes, welcome to all of you! And thank you!

I know this is not scientific at all, but I remember reading an article a long time ago where people around 120 years of age were interviewed. I remember a common theme among many of them being that they ate yogurt daily. It was in the Reader's Digest maybe. That always stuck with me.

Great question. I've been wondering about this, too.

Yes, thank you very much for giving of your time and knowledge in this way. There really are so many extraordinary folks running forum....I am so encouraged and inspired! God bless you all.

Thanks, Stavia. I remember you finally began to get better after beginning the exercise. Hard as it was to start. And I recall you kept getting better and better as you continued with it. Quite amazing.

Yes, perhaps. Stavia did rest for a long time before she began the exercising.