Two years ago, at the age of 40 I was diagnosed with a lemon sized brain tumor stuck to my brain stem. It was benign, but it was still threatening my life. I underwent an 18 hour surgery and radiation treatment, a chunk of tumor still resides in my brain, and although it has changed my life, I refuse to let it rule me! I was scared when I was diagnosed, but was lucky enough to meet someone that had been through the same thing. A year after surgery I met another survivor and we swapped stories …