On August 1, Carly had an MRI which showed a large vestibular schwannoma (commonly known as an acoustic neuroma), which is a benign (non-cancerous) tumor on the nerve that runs between the brain and inner ear. She is delaying her return to Luther College for a semester and will be having the first surgery on September 8 and the second surgery on December 22, both at St. Joseph's Hospital in Phoenix.
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