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This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going and transferring a couple of older posts from another site, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.

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The gift that keeps on giving…

Recently, I’ve been feeling ok. I’ve started to accept that ‘ok’ is as good as it’s going to get, but it’s a place I’m happy to be. There is still a mix of good days and not so good days (I try not to be negative by using words like ‘bad’) and that’s ok too.…

by Sara C 1st August 20231st August 2023

Andrew’s Story

“I was 40 when I was diagnosed with my Acoustic Neuroma. It was 3.5cm in diameter. I had been experiencing quite a few symptoms for months; like most men, I ignored them for as long as I could. My hearing was slightly off on the right side. My doctors said there was nothing wrong. Then…

by Sara C 30th July 202330th July 2023

Mark’s Story

“I was diagnosed with an Acoustic Neuroma brain tumour in September 2021, two days after my 48th birthday. It was 2.4cm in size and was pressing on my brain stem. My journey started a few years before. I first noticed a change in my hearing, when listening to sounds through my right ear became distorted.…

by Sara C 22nd July 202322nd July 2023

Beyond Recovery

On 1st October 2019, I stood on the summit of Jebel Toubkal, the highest mountain in North Africa. My journey didn’t begin there though; it started 506 days earlier, as I lay in a bed on a neuro high dependency unit, unable to walk and struggling to adapt to my new normal. Almost a year…

by Sara C 21st July 202321st July 2023

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