Claim OwnershipA Brain Tumour Survivors guide to life. Gary, Marty and Me.
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A podcast about positivity for the large number of people diagnosed with brain tumours every year. It sounds a grim subject but not every tumour diagnosis ends in tragedy (sadly still too many do) and I wanted to offer some positivity to anyone’s newly diagnosed and maybe inspire them to stay positive. I want to share my story and how I found ways to fight my way through this huge challenge with humour and optimism. I try to be explain the hospital & surgery experienceI. Sharing information on resources available to 'Brain Tumour Warriors', support groups and charities that can help you.
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In this episode I look at how I improved my fitness in recent years and how this helped speed up my recovery from my brain surgery.
In this episode I look back on my concerns about my craniotomy causing personality changes, what did happen to me and how things are going now two years later.
Being male, it should come as no surprise that brain tumours were not my first near death experience, doing dumb shit was. In this episode I look at how having a near death experience changes your outlook on life and what things are really important to you. This podcast is in aid of The Brain Tumour Charity, if you can help with a donation please go to www.justgiving/funraising/stuart-hannahThanksStu x
In this episode I discuss how I used the same method that I employed to get over my fear of flying to overcome the fear of my brain tumours. I hope you find it helpful whether you have a brain tumour or are just afraid of flying.My Justgiving page in aid of The Brain Tumour Charity: https://justgiving.com/fundraising/stuart-hannah
In this episode I discuss how I dealt with multiple cancellations of my operations and how they affected us. Maybe sharing my experience can help if it happens to you.Cancelled operations are now very common in the UK.
In this episode I talk about my Meningioma operation and share my experience in the hope that it might take some of the mystery and fear of the unknown away for anyone facing their own operation day.
In this episode I talk about my past faith, how I lost it and how I turned to faith in medical science to get me through my brain surgery.
This podcast is in aid of the great work done by the Brain Tumour Charity, if you can help with a donation please visit http://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/stuart-hannah
Thanks Stu x
In my podcast I have so far only focused on events from my perspective but when our daughter Charlotte visited the UK from New Zealand I took the chance to interview her and our other daughter Rebecca on the rare occasion that I had them both together.
We chat about the impact of my diagnosis on them and how our quiet steady lives were totally disrupted by a brain tumour diagnosis. I found it very moving to hear what they felt and went through.
If you would like to support the Brain Tumour Charity
(which this podcasts is in aid of) to find a cure for this horrid disease please visit www.justgiving.com/fundraising/stuart-hannah.
Thanks
Stu x
In this episode I talk about how brain surgery has affected my personality, making it difficult for me to grieve the loss of my Mum in Law and how it has affected my ability to empathise.
If you would like to support the show by donating to The Brain Tumour Charity, you can follow this link to my Just Giving page.
www.justgiving.com/funraising/stuart-hannah
In this episode I share thoughts about my recovery, hospital stay, a sudden bereavement and yet more insomnia.
This podcast is in aid of the Brain Tumour Charity, if you would like to support their important work please visit my Just Giving page on the following link.
www.justgiving.com/fundraising/stuart-hannah
Thanks
Stu x
In this episode I look back over the first 5 days of my recovery post operation and try to give some comfort and encouragement to anyone who has such an operation coming up.
This podcast has been created to try and raise money and awareness of the Brain Tumour Charity who fund research looking for a cure for people like me who have an incurable brain tumour. If you wold like to help you can do so through my Just Giving page at www.justgiving/fundraising/stuart-hannah
Thanks
Stu x
In this episode I am out and about for the first time since getting home from the hospital on a beautiful day in Harrrogate, watching with envy as my wife goes for a run, while I had to wait 6 weeks before starting again.
You can tell from my voice that I am glad to be alive after surgery and glad to be free of hospital wards and my bedroom.
If you wold like to support my fundraising for the Brain Tumour Charity you can do so here at my Just Giving page www.justgiving/fundraising/stuart-hannah
Thanks
Stu x
This is the first of a series of episodes recorded around the time of my last operation in December 2022, capturing my thoughts and emotions after having my second brain surgery in a year. These are my unscripted thoughts as I try to recover from the surgery. My podcast is trying to raise money for the Brain Tumour Charity who carry out vital research and work to raise awareness of brain tumours, If you would like to help you can donate at www.justgiving/fundraising/stuart-hannah.
Thanks
Stu x
In this episode I remember the first time that I needed glasses and how they gave me a new clarity of vision. My diagnosis had the same effect, making me try and see life in a new way, appreciating every detail and moment.
If you would like to support the work of the Brain Tumour Charity, I have a just giving page at www.justgiving.com/stuart-hannah.
Thanks for listening. Please rate this podcast as it will help it reach more people and raise more for the charity. xx
In this episode I look back at my childhood Christmas's and my first Christmas with Gary and Marty. I talk about a meeting with my Glioma Neurosurgeon because of worsening symptoms but despite this it ended with my wife and I in hysterical laughter.
If you would like to support the work of the Brain Tumour Charity, I have a just giving page at www.justgiving.com/stuart-hannah.
Thanks for listening. Please rate this podcast as it will help it reach more people and raise more for the charity. xx
Based on my blog I share my story of surviving (so far at least) having two different types of brain tumours. I use humour and positivity to keep going and I hope this might help or inspire others through their life after a brain tumour diagnosis.
My first meeting with my Neurosurgeons suddenly made this whole experience feel very real! Hospitals are familiar ground for me thanks to my 36 years married to a Radiographer so I wasn't worried about my time that was planned to be spent on a ward.
If you would like to support the work of the Brain Tumour Charity, I have a just giving page at www.justgiving.com/stuart-hannah.
Thanks for listening. Please rate this podcast as it will help it reach more people and raise more for the charity. xx
In the first episode, I talk about the power of words to change your life and how the direction of our lives changed completely with the words "I'm sorry Mr Hannah but you have two brain tumours". In this series I will talk about the coping mechanisms that have got me through some dark moments and the fact that you can still find humour in even the most difficult circumstances.
I hope this podcast will help those diagnosed after me to understand what is to come and take some of the mystery and fear out of the process.
Stu x
If you would like to support the work of the Brain Tumour Charity, I have a just giving page at www.justgiving.com/stuart-hannah.
Thanks for listening. Please rate this podcast as it will help it reach more people and raise more for the charity. xx
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Thank you for sharing your journey! I had brain surgery on September 28th.