Kristy's Story...Brain Cancer Treatment at Duke University

I immediately contacted them and they were so supportive and gave us hope. We had a sample of his tumor and his latest MRI sent to Duke. Dr. Friedman looked at the information and said he doesn't need another surgery but would like for Michael to come out for some test. We flew out to Duke for the first time in January 2011. Michael had an MRI that next day we met with the doctor. He told us that the tumor had not grown since the MRI in St. Louis.  He wanted us to fly back every 8 weeks for MRI’s to watch its growth.

We made several trips to Duke, every 8 weeks, like told. All the MRI’s since the first trip had shown no growth until this last on. Michael knew his headaches were different and thought that his tumor had grown. So we called Duke and they wanted us there as soon as possible. We took off and drove to Duke for another MRI. My husband was right, the tumor had grown. The doctor said Michael would need another surgery. So we drove back home, we wanted to see our boys, and waited for the surgeon to call...to be continued tomorrow