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Recovery After Brain Tumor Surgery

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Hello, my name is Ebony Ware I am a 27 year old single mother.  I am a child of god, smart, ambitious, loving, responsible,  and hard working woman.  What I enjoy most is spending time with my two year old son and also teaching children which I have been doing for the past ten years.  Working with children is a true passion of mine.  I consider myself to be a very strong individual however over the past two years I have become a fighter and have encountered some strength that only GOD knew was within me . In April 2012 I was hospitalized three weeks after  having my son due to constant migranes, weakness, numbness, and blurred vision.  After so many trips back and forth to the emergency room the doctors finally ran tests and realized that I have a brain tumor on my pituitary gland which is located extremely close to my optic nerve.  It was stated that the tumor developed during childbirth due to my prolactin hormone being highly elevated during pregnancy.  I stayed in the hospital for weeks because doctors could not get the pain to go away nor stabalize me.  I couldn't remember certain things, I couldn't care for myself and most importantly my three week old son was in the hands of someone else for a long period of time due to my illness.  During my stay in the hospital and because of my ongoing illness I ended up losing my house, car, and closed my very own childcare center in which I worked so hard for, because I was not able to work until my health became more stable.  After weeks of staying in the hospital I was released under my mother's care and help to assist me with my son still until I was more stable.  I was discharged and sent home with pain medication to help with the constant pain that I have been dealing with since 2012.  Now in 2014 I am still battling with the brain tumor and pain but in order to raise my son as a single mother I had to go back to work and get a place to stay which I have accomplished.  Just when I felt that my health was a little bit more stable I began to have the constant mirgranes again which seemed to have eased up at some point.  On October 23, 2014 I went to Saint Louis University Hospital for my annual consultation regarding my MRI of the brain tumor.  Several doctors there informed me that day that the tumor has shifted behind my optic nerve which is why blood clots form in my eyes at times now.  I was also informed that surgery to remove the tumor is now necessary if not there is a huge chance that I will lose my vision because it's pressing on my optic nerve.  Hearing the news I couldn't do anything but cry and think about all the "What ifs" and my two year old son who counts on me for everything.  The thought of not being able to care for him and see him grow up or even teach him the things he need to know hurts me deeply.  For the past two years this has seemed like an never ending nightmare that I just can't seem to wake up from.  I try my best to act as if I am alright but at this point I am broken, hurt, terrified, angry, and confused.  I have asked so many countless times "why is this happening to me?"  "What did I do?"  still the answer has not come because there is no answer.  I have accepted the fact that somethings just happen just because.  I have been holding on trying to keep the courage and strength but I feel so weak.  Now knowing that I have to prepare myself for surgery soon worries me because I feel that my past is repeating itself.  I do not know how I will maintain care for my son, myself, bills, rent, etc during this recovery process.  I am praying and hoping that I do not end up where I was in 2012 losing every thing  after being diagnosed with the brain tumor.   I have accepted the fact that this is happening and I have to deal whith it.  I keep telling myself I can't drown in my own sorrow but I can allow this to make me stronger so I can stand and tell my testimony to everyone.  Although i have been fighting this fight for two years i know i havent been alone. Throughout all this everyday every step i took GOD has been here with me even when i felt that i was alone i still knew I had him. He has never left me nor forsaken me. I will always remember that my GOD will never put more on me than i can handle. I will continue to keep the faith and survive through this to testify to others that my GOD has kept me and he will keep you too. Nobody knows my struggle but if you have a heart I am asking that you please donate whatever is placed upon you to help me and my son during our trying times.  Thank you for allowing me to share with you.  THIS IS MY STORY!

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E Dubb Ware
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Hazelwood, MO

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