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Hi.  I'm Josh, and I have a Brain Tumor (Grade 4, Glioblastoma Multiforme).

It all started approximately 9 years ago, when I was 25.  As I was getting laid off my job in Computer Information Systems, I had a choice: to Cobra, or not to Cobra.  I went in to primary care doctor, who declared me to be in Good Health(tm), except for a funny little bump on my chest.   "No big deal," I thought.  "My doctor will give me a referral to a General Surgeon, I will get it taken out, and I will be GOLDEN."  As it turns out, it was a Pilomatrixoma, which is a benign tumor, mostly consisting of hair cells.  *WHEW*.  I am cancer free.

That was, until I felt like I should talk to my surgeon about something else bugging me: my drooping face.  More exactly, the drooping right-side of my face.  He put me though neurological exams, with a worried looks on his face, he recommended to go back to my doctor and ask for a MRI.  In my "infinite wisdom," I didn't.

One day, I got a call.  It was my doctor.  It turns out that my received a call from my General Surgeon and he reiterated the worrisome news.

A week later, I was sitting on the exam table with dire news:  I have a brain tumor.



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