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Yesterday our mom was brought to the ER after experiencing some confusion and dizziness. Sadly, the CT scan revealed a two inch tumor on her left frontal lobe.
Jason, Megan and I are at Abbott Northwestern with her now. We met with the Neurologist this morning. As of now, he believes it’s a benign meningioma. She is getting an MRI now which will provide additional information and help confirm the type of tumor.
Surgery to remove the tumor has been scheduled for next Wednesday morning at Abbott. The tumor has caused a bit of swelling in her brain and has been given medication to reduce the swelling before the surgery. Her blood pressure has been high as well so will need time for that to come down.
Mom seems to doing well considering but at times she doesn’t seem to be fully aware of what’s going on and has episodes of confusion and is very tired.
We will continue to provide updates as new information becomes available. In the meantime, we ask that you not reach out to my mom directly.
Please feel free to reach out to Jason and I directly and we will have mom contact people as she feels up to it.
Thanks to everyone for your thoughts and prayers. They are much appreciated.
