information. That said‚ a little knowledge can be a dangerous thing. In this case specifically‚ the wealth of medical information available on the internet has spawned "cyberchondria" - the tendency to look up your headache and diagnose yourself with a brain tumor. Or to post a vague health complaint on a forum and find yourself inundated with dozens of different "diagnoses" from not-doctors. Yes‚ it’s wonderful that there are reliable medical resources on the web. But it is not wonderful to diagnose yourself
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broken language was considered useless and wouldn’t get her anywhere. More recent in the story Tan states: her mother had been diagnosed with a benign brain tumor and when she went to the doctor’s office‚ the CAT scan was lost and no one seemed concerned with her need to understand her prognosis—having lost a husband and son‚ both to brain tumors (14). When her daughter came to translate her mother’s broken English everyone was much more amiable with Amy than they had been with her mother: promises
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Current Issues in Brain Imaging Technology Brain imaging technology has revolutionized the way doctors‚ scientists‚ and researchers are able to see the workings of this highly complex organ. The use of brain imaging techniques allows for discovery without the use of invasive surgical procedures. Now used throughout the globe‚ these techniques have matured dramatically in the last century. With its roots in the early twentieth century using low-tech devices‚ brain imaging has evolved dramatically
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not bilingual is appealed to by Tan use of pathos in her recollection of her mother’s struggle receiving her test results for her brain tumor‚ because of discrimination she received for her poor English. “She said they did not seem to have any sympathy when she told them she was anxious to know the exact diagnosis‚ since her husband and son had both died of brain tumors” (36). Tan also uses pathos in the fact that she only ever refers to her mother as “mother” and writes from
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her tongue had been there… More than anything he wanted Martha to love him as he loved her‚ but the letters were mostly chatty‚ elusive on the matter of love.” (1) Linda was O’Brien’s childhood love. She died at the age of nine because of a brain tumor. Linda is the main reason why O’Brien believes that story telling is one way to recover from emotional destruction. Every night after Linda’s death he would have dreams about her that reassured him that the dead is still alive. “And as a writer
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testing. When the doctor examined Hayden’s eyes closely‚ he saw abnormal swelling and immediately ordered a CT scan. The results were upsetting: There was a mass on Hayden’s brain. He underwent surgery to remove the tumor‚ after which a biopsy revealed more devastating news: Hayden suffered from a type of brain tumor called Medulloblastoma. Hayden’s parents had heard about St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital and immediately asked their doctor for a referral.” Hayden’s story comes from
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of is how this dance would affect me. In February‚ just a few months before‚ my family and I found out my mom had a brain tumor. Even though it wasn’t cancerous‚ it still took a toll on everybody. My mother was‚ and still is‚ a caring‚ hard working person. She always did everything she could to give my brother and I the best life. Knowing that she had to have brain surgery‚ something that could take her life‚ was horrifying. That summer‚ June 15‚ was her surgery. I remember the day
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playing at the park‚ or even playing computer games. She was always there the whole time. When she was texting her grandkids she texted like she was a teenager. When she was on her bed at the hospital after finding out that she had a brain tumor‚ just before she died‚ she was just a texting and calling away to everyone!! I still remember when she would hold on to her back and say‚ “ I’m getting to old for this stuff guys.” Then we would all‚ even her‚ start laughing. She use
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My life partner Charlie recurringly dreamed that he would die when he was thirty. This premonition came true and changed his life and our family forever. At age thirty-one a brain tumor ended Charlie’s life. . In eighteen months Charlie went from a healthy employed person to gravely ill‚ to recovering‚ but‚ in the end‚ dying. The challenges of losing your best friend‚ life companion‚ father of your child‚ in addition to being alienated from Charlie’s family‚ is challenge enough to ?devastate some
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him at work and see him take care of his patients. His dedication and compassion for the people he treated were motivating and made me realize that I wanted to work in the medical field as well. When my father was later on hospitalized and had a brain tumor surgery‚ I noticed that it was the nurses that played a major role in his recovery‚ and to be remembered by us afterwards for the attention and care they gave him during that stressful time. Nursing became an alternative that I have intended to
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