BRad’s Story

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Wild couple weeks
Over the past month the kids and I had noticed several changes in Brad, including his walk, his driving, his BP, and he became very forgetful. I took him to urgent care and they luckily did a brain MRI based on his neuro changes and what do u know….Brad had a brain tumor!! We were in shock and worried beyond belief for this path. We were sent straight down to Methodist and when nothing was being done we loaded him in the car and drove to Mayo Clinic in Rochester and got him appointments for the very next day. Well he had other plans. We got to the hotel and went to sleep and he decided to go unresponsive so we called 911 went to ER and basically straight into emergency surgery to remove the tumor. They believe they got it all, waiting on pathology it we will have a long road ahead. Thank u to all for the support!!

Newest Update

September 10, 2021

Journal entry by Marsha Johnson —

Brad finished radiation and his first round of chemo. Yay!!  Now we let him heal and rest for four weeks and will do an mri and start chemo pills again, one week a month for six months.  We will be heading up to Iowa city next weekend for the game so we r looking forward to that. Thanks for all the well wishes. ❤️
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