ANAwareness Week 2024
AN Warrior Gallery
Help us share the hurdles patients overcome and the triumphs you achieve every day,
allowing others to share in YOUR experience.
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Katya
1 year after surgery; 30 months after surgery
Joshua
September of 2007, I had just turned 19 years old, happy, healthy, but I thought I had an ear infection because I couldn’t hear out of my left ear very well. So after a few days , I went into a walk-in Clinic, where the doctor that saw me, told me that I had an ear infection… and prescribed me ear drop medication. He told me that if I felt like it didn’t help within a couple of days, that I should come back. It never got better so I went back and they prescribed me different medication, and told me that if that didn’t heal it, that they would refer me to a ENT. So, after getting the referral to a ENT, they immediately had me do a MRI. That’s when they found my Acoustic Neuroma… I didn’t know what to think, being that young, I was in shock , i was devastated. Thankfully my ENT in Visalia, Ca, referred me to an absolute amazing place called the HOUSE EAR INSTITUTE in Hollywood, Ca. That’s where I met my Neurologist, Dr.Slattery. This man and his team as I would like to think, saved my life, January 11th, 2008, at St.Vincent Medical Center. 16 years later, tumor free, and I am alive and healthy! It has not been an easy journey by any means, but I am so incredibly thankful to be here today, and send this to you all.
Lora
3 years postop middle fossa and living life to the fullest!
Jacqueline
This picture was 4 days before my surgery at our son’s wedding that we were thankfully able to attend before I had surgery.
Danielle
Danielle with grandson Walker!
Emily
Yoga on a (parked) houseboat was a fun balance challenge during my vacation.
I am celebrating 9 years since my surgery for my 3cm tumor- looking forward to year ten soon. Very grateful for my body's ability to heal and learn new things.
Zoe
This Sunday 16th June it will be my 1 year post retrosigmoid craniotomy for my 3.6cm AN. 80% was successfully removed last year. On a follow up scan we saw regrowth of the remaining 20% which I had radiation for in March of this year.
I am currently doing a running challenge- 5k a day for the month of June to raise funds for Beaumount Hospital Dublin where I have received all my treatment. This photo was taken at the end of my 8th run, with my dogs Mylo and Callie, today I will be half way through my challenge.
Extremely lucky and very grateful!
Robin
For the first time my ANniversary of treatment came and went without my noticing. Eleven years!
Denise
Denise and amazing husband and copilot Bob
