DIAGNOSIS INFORMATION
Diagnosis:
Brain or spinal cord tumor
Treated at:
Children's Hospital -- Los Angeles
Current Status:
Cancer free
Age at Diagnosis:
0
Evan R.Follow
Location: Roseville, CA, US Age: 18
Evan was born September 1993. When he was 3 months old he was diagnosed with a malignant P.N.E.T. - a brain tumor. He had surgery the next day and they removed a tumor 1/3 the size of his brain. During the next two years he received experimental chemotherapy and underwent a number of surgeries, too many to count. As a result of the treatment and illnesses, he spent the majority of his first two years alive in the hospital.
He will always have to deal with a number of permanent side effects; including vision and hearing limitations, poor motor skills, and balance among others. The long term side effects of chemotherapy are continuing to reveal themselves.
Today, Evan is an 8th grade student, regularly on the honor roll. He plays the drums, video games and han...
He will always have to deal with a number of permanent side effects; including vision and hearing limitations, poor motor skills, and balance among others. The long term side effects of chemotherapy are continuing to reveal themselves.
Today, Evan is an 8th grade student, regularly on the honor roll. He plays the drums, video games and han...
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