Charysse

About Charysse

I am married to Marvin. I have 2 boys. Tyler is 9 and Trent is 5. I am an 8 year brain tumor survivor, and am currently fighting a recurrent grade 3 Oligo-Astrocytoma.

So much to talk about!

I've learned about myself over these past few years that when the going gets tough, I tend to internalize.  I could have written about 10 blog entries over the past two months with all of the latest drama that I have mustered up, but I guess I haven't really been to the point where I [...]

By |2016-10-15T20:56:42-08:00December 13th, 2010|Health updates, Linda Liau, Scans|20 Comments

I’ve been thinking…

I love to write, but I don't love to write everyday on a blog about random thoughts, daily happenings, etc.  So this site seems to be severely neglected, but my research about these tumors and ways to treat them is quite the contrary.  I am often looking for new news and information that I can [...]

By |2016-10-15T20:56:43-08:00July 28th, 2010|Brain Tumor Research, Cancer Nutrition|1 Comment

Checkup scan

My scan still continues to be stable!  After the last one in February, UCLA said that I could wait 2 months instead of 3 to get another scan.  I've been doing treatment only once a week, so it's great to know I can stay stable and not have to live my life around treatment.  Dr. [...]

By |2016-10-15T20:56:43-08:00June 3rd, 2010|Health updates|3 Comments

Stable!

The results of my MRI showed the tumor to be stable since my last scan, which was almost 3 months ago.  How blessed am I?  This time spent off of treatment was great not only for a break, but so much better for my relationship with God.  I loved it.  I loved that when the [...]

By |2016-10-15T20:56:44-08:00February 26th, 2010|Scans|3 Comments
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