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Sweetlele831@aol.com
Age: 20
City/State: Covington, TN
Type: Intrameduallary Ependymoma, C5 - T2
Hospital: Methodist Central, Memphis, TN
Neurosurgeon: Dr. Bruce Frankel
Surgery: July 2002
Radiation/ Chemo: No
alison@bradish.orangehome.co.uk
Age of surgery: 41
City/State: England, Staffordshire
Type: Intramedullary Ependymoma, C1 -C3, Grade 2
Hospital: North Staffs
Neurosurgeon: Mr Price
Surgery: Jul 04 & Nov 4
Radiation / Chemo: No
Ams1553@aol.com
Age: 49
City/ State: Elmsford, NY
Type: Intramedullary Neurenteric Cyst, T2 - T5
Hospital: NYU Medical Center, NY/NY
Neurosurgeon: Dr. Paul Cooper
Surgery:: 3/14/2001 and 8/28/2002
Radiation / Chemo: No
bcockre2000@yahoo.com
Age of surgery: 34
City/State: Dallas, TX
Type: Intramedullary Ependemoma, C1-C2
Hospital: Zale Lipshey
Neurosurgeon: Dr. Howard Morgan/Bruce Mickey
Surgery: July 2005
Radiation/ Chemo: No
erb 1258@aol.com
Age: 42
City/State: Pensacola, FL
Type: Sub - Ependymoma, C4 - T4
Hospital: Ochsner Clinic, New Orleans, LA
Neurosurgeon: Dr. Edward Connely
Surgery: August 1990
Radiation/ Chemo: No
huntbethann@gmail.com
Age: at time of surgery 44 now 49
City/State: Holland , MI
Type: Sub - Hemangioblastoma T1-T2
Hospital: Holland Community Hospital
Neurosurgeon: Dr. David Lowry
Surgery: First 6/22/04 Second 7/8/04
Radiation/ Chemo: No
billanschell@mindspring.com
Age of surgery: 46
City/State: Seattle, WA
Type: Intermedullary Ependymoma, T10 - T11
Hospital: Harborview
Neurosurgeon: Dr. Richard Ellenbogen
Surgery: September 2005
Radiation/ Chemo: No
mbchesn@insightbb.com
Age: 30
City/State: Louisville, KY
Type: Intramedullary Myxopapillary Empendymoma T8 -L4
Hospital: M.D. Anderson, Houston, TX
Neurosurgeon: Dr Ziya Gokaslan (now John Hopkins)
Surgery: 2002
Radiation/ Chemo: Yes - Radiation
smoker_of_bowls@yahoo.com
Age: 21
City/State: Fort Smith, AR
Type: Schwannoma T4-T6
Hospital: University of Medical Sciences Little Rock, AR
Neurosurgeon: Dr. Khrist.
Surgery: May 24th, 2006
Radiation/ Chemo: No
concepcioncr@hotmail.com
Age at surgery: 37
City/State: San Diego, CA
Type: Grade 2 Intramedullary Ependymoma at T4-T6
Hospital: Naval Medical Center San Diego, CA
Neurosurgeon: Dr. Cyril T. Sebastian
Surgery: Sep 2004
Radiation/ Chemo: No
Ccsings@aol.com
Age at surgery: 72
City/State: Monroe, Louisiana
Type: Fibroma, C3 - C5
Hospital: Georgetown University Hospital
Neurosurgeon: Dr. Henderson
Surgery: April 2005
Radiation/ Chemo: Yes - Radiation
PTLDKC@aol.com
Age at surgery: 44
City/State: Portland, Oregon
Type: malignant Myxopapillary Ependymoma T10 - L5
Hospital: Providence St. Vincent
Neurosurgeon: Dr. Michael Calhoun
Surgery: 1999
Radiation/ Chemo: Yes - Radiation
dtgsept2006@yahoo.com
Age: 36
City/State: Hendersonville, TN
Type: Ependymoma, L1-L5
Hospital: Nashville Memorial, Madison, TN
Neurosurgeon: Dr. Verne Allen
Surgery: 1986 & 1987
Radiation/ Chemo: Yes
nehoenirad@earthlink
Age: 33
City/State: Culver City, CA
Type: Cavernoma, T11 T12
Hospital: Beth Israel Medical Center, NY
Neurosurgeon: Dr. Fred Epstein
Surgery: December 2000
Radiation/ Chemo: No
5dmarsden@mchsi.com
Age: 52
City/State: Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Type: Intramedullary Ependymoma C2-C3 1.6 cm.diameter
Hospital: Johns-Hopkins- Baltimore, Maryland.
Neurosurgeon: Dr. George Jallo.
Surgery: February 2005
Radiation/ Chemo: No
Dga1@bellsouth.net
Age: 41
City/State: Lawrenceville GA
Type: Intradural Extramedullary Myxopapillary Ependymoma
Hospital: Gwinnett Medical Center, Lawrenceville
Neurosurgeon: Dr. Don Penney
Surgery: Sept. 2004
Radiation/ Chemo: No
dm@aimi.org.uk
Age: 64
City/State: Manchester, England
Type: Ependymoma
Hospital: Walton Hospital, Liverpool
Neurosurgeon: Mr. Sutcliffe-Kerr
Surgery: Lumbar laminectomy, 1959
Radiation/ Chemo: Megavoltage Radiotherapy
dede.aragon@gmail.com
Age: 48
City/State: Bluffdale, UT
Type: Intrameduallary Ependymoma T7-T10
Hospital: Intermountain Healthcare
Neurosurgeon: Dr Peter Maughan
Surgery: July 30, 2009
Radiation/Chemo: No
Email: Not listed
Age: 31
Country: India
Type: Arachnoid - Cyst, T2, T4
Hospital: Army Hospital, R & R, Delphi, India
Neurosurgeon: Dr. Lt. Col. Vk Baatish
Surgery: December 1977
Radiation/ Chemo: No
deirdreamies@hotmail.com
Age: 29
City/State: Dunedin, New Zealand
Type: Schwannoma T10 - L2, schwannoma regrowth at T9
Hospital: Dunedin Public Hospital, Dunedin, NZ
Neurosurgeon: Dr. Grant Gillett, Dr Suzanne Jackson
Surgery: July 1998 & January 2002
Radiation/ Chemo: No
dmcervantez@gmail.com
Age: 55
City/State: Tucson, AZ
Type: Intrameduallary Ependymoma, T10 - T12
Hospital: Northwest Medical Center Tucson, AZ
Neurosurgeon: Dr. Thomas Scully
Surgery: July 12, 2007
Radiation/ Chemo: Radiation
mimiretire2000@yahoo.com
Age: 59
City/State: Nashville, TN
Type: Ependymoma, T4 - T6
Hospital: Baptist Hospital, Nashville, TN
Neurosurgeon: Dr. Harold Smith
Surgery: December 2000
Radiation/ Chemo: No
statons4@bbtel.com
Age: Not listed
City/State: Elizabethtown, KY
Type: Schwanoma, T - 12
Hospital: Beth Israel Medical Center, NYC
Neurosurgeon: Dr. Fred Epstein
Surgery: September 2000
Radiation/ Chemo: No
elucas2340@aol.com
Age: 61
City/State: North Lawrence, OH
Type: Unknown, T3 - T6
Hospital: Not listed
Neurosurgeon: None
Surgery: None
Radiation/ Chemo: No
gary.topple@fibropower.com
Age: 47
City/State:
Type: Intradural Meningioma, C6
Hospital: Addenbrooks, Cambridge, England
Neurosurgeon: Professor Rodney Laing and Rupert Kett-White
Surgery: June 2003
Radiation/ Chemo: No
mimbi@aol.com
Age: 22
City/State: Highland, CA
Type: Astrocytoma/Oligodendroglia, T10 - T11
Hospital: Loma Linda Univ. Hospital University of CA.
Neurosurgeon: Not listed
Surgery: 1993 and 1995
Radiation/ Chemo: No
wheeliegirl@prodigy.net
Age: 38
City/State: Fullerton, CA
Type: Lipoma & Schwanoma, T2 - T5
Hospital: St. Joseph's Orange CA & St. Juden, Fullerton, CA
Neurosurgeon: Dr. Jhinho Kim
Surgery: 1996
Radiation/ Chemo: No
ida_bostian@yahoo.com
Age: 35
City/State: San Jose, CA
Type: Myxopapillary ependymoma C7, T2, T5, T6, T9-T11, L1-L6
Hospital: University Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT
Neurosurgeon: Dr. Randy Jensen
Surgery: April 2000 & July 2000
Radiation/ Chemo: None
jackkivik@rogers.com
Age: 50
City/State: Ontario, Canada
Type: Intramedually Ependymoma, C4 - C6
Hospital: St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada
Neurosurgeon: Dr. W. Tucker
Surgery: November 2002 80% resection
Radiation/ Chemo: No
Email: Not listed
Age: 33
City/State: Calgary, Canada
Type: not yet determined, T1 - T12
Hospital: Beth Israel Hospital, NY
Neurosurgeon: Dr. Fred Epstein
Surgery: None
Radiation/ Chemo: No
Joanne.Jaeger@inginvestment.com
Age: 42
City/State: Yonkers, NY
Type: Solitary Fibrous Ependymoma T2
Hospital: Beth Israel North, NY
Neurosurgeon: Dr. Fred Epstein
Surgery: June 1999
Radiation/ Chemo: No
Jody@jodygomez.com
Age: 40
City/State: Murrieta, CA
Type: Myxopapillary Ependymoma L4-5 & S1
Hospital: Kaiser Permanente, Lakeview Med Ctr, Anaheim, CA
Neurosurgeon: Dr. William So
Surgery: February 1990
Radiation/ Chemo: No
wisnerj@unlv.nevada.edu
Age: 51
City/State: Las Vegas, NV
Type: Astrocytoma, C2 - C5
Hospital: Johns Hopkins Medical Center, Baltimore, MD
Neurosurgeon: Dr. George Jallo
Surgery: February 2004
Radiation/ chemo: No
kibrickj@earthlink.net
Age at surgery: 37
City/State: Mill Valley, CA
Type: Atypical intradural schwannoma, L5-S1
Hospital: UCSF, SF,CA
Neurosurgeon: Dr. Phillip Weinstein
Surgery: November 2003
Radiation/ Chemo: No
finanj@msn.com
Age: 34
City/State: Glen Ellyn, IL
Type: Ependymoma,
Hospital: Loyola Medical Center, Maywood, IL.
Neurosurgeon: Dr. Russ Nockels
Surgery: August 2003
Radiation/ Chemo: No
kmsa53@comcast.net
Age: 47
City/State: Greensburg, PA
Type: Astrocytoma, C2 - T3
Hospital: Beth Israel Medical Center, NY
Neurosurgeon: Dr. Fred Epstein
Surgery: 1992
Radiation/ Chemo: Yes - Radiation
karjaelliot@aol.com
Age: 36
City/State: Not listed
Type: Intramedullary Ependymoma, L3-L5 (Malignant)
Hospital: Hackensack Hosp., NJ&Memorial Sloan Kettering, NYC
Neurosurgeon: Not listed
Surgery: 1996
Radiation/ Chemo: Yes
Email: Not listed
Age: 40
City/State: Reno, Nevada
Type: Schwanoma, T12 - L1
Hospital: Wasoe Medical Center
Neurosurgeon: Dr. Dante Vacca
Surgery: March 2000
Radiation/ Chemo: No
Kulrich29@aol.com
Age: 43
City/State: Troy, MI
Type: Intradural Intramedullary Schwannoma, L1-L2
Hospital: Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI
Neurosurgeon: Dr. Ghaus Mallik
Surgery: December 2002
Radiation/ Chemo: No
pooella@aol.com
Age: 35
City/State: Ames, IA
Type: Myxopapillary Ependymoma, L2
Hospital: Mary Greely Medical Center
Neurosurgeon: Dr. K. Douglas Green
Surgery: January 2000
Radiation/ Chemo: No
kjrichard3@gmail.com
Age of surgery: 23
City/State: Harwinton, CT
Type: Intramedullary Lipoma T-8 to L-1
Hospital: UConn Health Center
Neurosurgeon: Dr. Ahmed Khan
Surgery Date: Semptember 2003
Radiation/ Chemo: No
kdavis159@knology.net
Age: 48
City/State: Augusta, GA
Type: Intramedullary Ependymoma, T6
Hospital: University Hospital, Augusta, GA
Neurosurgeon: Dr. Robert Abramson
Surgery: June 1999
Radiation / Chemo: No
kimjewell64@hotmail.com
Age: 39
City/State: Mayhill, NM
Type: Intramedullary Ependymoma, T7
Hospital: Boulder Community Hospital, Boulder, CO
Neurosurgeon: Dr. Jeffrey Thramann
Surgery: February 2003
Radiation/ Chemo: Yes - Cyberknife
Email: Not listed
Age: 27
City/State: Washington, DC
Type: Astrocytoma, T8 T10
Hospital: Beth Israel Medical Center, NYC
Neurosurgeon: Dr. Fred Epstein
Surgery: 2000
kjohn95402@aol.com
Age: 34
City/State: Boca Raton, FL
Type: not listed
Hospital: Boca Raton Community Hosital
Neurosurgeon: Dr. David P. Sacha
Surgery: September 2000
Radiation: No
leahhimmelfarb@hotmail.com
Age: 26
City/State: Toronto, Ontario
Type: Schwanoma, C2
Hospital: St. Michaels Hospital, Toronto
Neurosurgeon: Dr. W. Tucker
Surgery: July 2000
Radiation: No
d.rihl@att.net
Age at surgery: 53
City/State: Plain City (Columbus), Ohio
Type: T4 intramedullary ependymona, low-grade cancerous
Hospital: Riverside Methodist Hospital
Neurosurgeon: Dr. Mark Hnilica
Surgery: 1/20/04, total resection of tumor and laminectomy
Radiation/ Chemo: Yes - Radiation
lschreiber11566@yahoo.com
Age of surgery: 52
City/State: Merrick, New York
Type: Astrocytoma, C2 - T7
Hospital: Beth Israel Hospital
Neurosurgeon: Dr. George Jallo
Surgery: 2002
Radiation: No
Email: leib@netscape.com
Age: 50
City/State: Baltimore, MD
Type: Ependymoma, C1 - C2
Hospital: Johns Hopkins
Neurosurgeon: Dr. Henry Brem
Surgery: 1988
Radiation/ Chemo: Yes - Radiation
tanmac@pei.sympatico.ca
Age at surgery: 40
City/State: Summerside, Prince Edward Island
Type: Intramedullary Subependymoma-C3-T2
Hospital: Moncton City Hospital, New Brunswick
Neurosurgeon: Dr. Peter Gorman
Surgery: June 2007
Radiation or Chemo: No
knottsm1@knology.net
Age: 45
City/State: Madison, AL
Type: Myxopapillary Ependymoma, T8 - L5
Hospital: St. Vincent's Hospital, Indianapolis, IN
Neurosurgeon:: Daniel Cooper MD & Henry Feuer MD
Surgery: 1986
Radiation/ Chemo: Yes - Radiation
mdpanneton@hotmail.com
Age: 31
City/State: Houston, TX
Type: Ependymoma, C2 - C6
Hospital: Beth Israel Medical Center, NY
Neurosurgeon: Dr. Fred Epstein
Surgery: August 2001
Radiation: No
MindyB55@aol.com
Age: 46
City/State: York, PA
Type: Ependymoma, C7 - T1
Hospital: York Hospital, York, PA
Neurosurgeon: Dr. Arnold Salotto
Surgery: October 2000
Radiation/ Chemo: No
missy.mandel@rogers.com
Age: 36
City/State: Toronto, Canada
Type: Ependymoma, C1 - C2
Hospital: Toronto Western
Neurosurgeon: Dr. Charles Tator
Surgery: January 28th, 2002
Radiation/ Chemo: No
nickola@fastmail.fm
Age at surgergy 41
City/State: Taichung, Taiwan and Seattle, Washington
Type: Ependymoma, C3 - C6
Hospital: Johns Hopkins University Hospital
Neurosurgeon: George Jallo, MD
Surgery: July 2005
Radiation/ Chemo: No
Email: Not listed
Age: 47
City/State: Knoxville, TN
Type: Not listed
Hospital: Park West, Knoxville, TN
Neurosurgeon: Not listed
Surgery: 1989
Radiation/ Chemo: No
psdirector2003@hotmail.com
Age: 47
City/State: Columbus, OH
Type: Schwannoma, T - 12, L1 - L3
Hospital: Riverside Methodist, Columbus, OH
Neurosurgeon: Dr. Michael Meagher
Surgery: February 2001
Radiation/ Chemo: No
patriciascardina@yahoo.com
Age: 38
City/State: Raleigh, NC
Type: ependymoma C 1- C 4
Hospital: Duke Spine Center, Raleigh, NC
Neurosurgeon: Dr. Alan Friedman
Surgery Date: Oct. 5th, 2007
Radiation/Chemo: No
plgbear@msn.com
Age: 55
City: Holliston, Massachusetts
Type: Arachnoid Cysts C6-T2
Hospital: Mass General Hospital, Boston MA
Surgeon: Dr. Lawrence Borges
Surgery: 5/31/07
Radiation/ Chemo: No
pdrenkow@aol.com
Age: 60
City: Ann Arbor, MI
Type: Intramedullary Ependymoma, C6 - T1 with cyst
Hospital: U of M Hospital, MI & Barrow Neurological Inst., AZ.
Neurosurgeon: Dr. Julian Hoff & Dr. Robert Spetzler
Surgery: October 2001 & September 2002
Radiation/ Chemo: Yes - Radiation
pgblackmar@aol.com
Age at surgery: 47
City: Vancouver, WA
Type: Intramedullary Ependymoma, C5
Hospital: Southwest Washington Medical Center, Vancouver, WA
Neurosurgeon Dr. Jay Miller:
Surgery: 1995
Radiation/ Chemo: No
richard.smith9@us.army.mil
Age: 38
City/State: FT Riley KS
Type: T8-9 Intramedullary Spinal Cord Abscess
Hospital: Walter Reed Army Medical Center
Neurosurgeon: LTC DR James Ecklund
Surgery: Mar 2003
Radiation/ Chemo: No
Roberttlairdjr@yahoo.com
Age of surgery: 31
City/State: North Plainfield, NJ
Type: Ependymoma, C4-C5
Hospital: Robert Wood Johnson Hospital, NJ
Neurosurgeon: Dr. Richard Lehman
Surgery: July 2006
Radiation/Chemo: No
rgardner@telecareconnections.com
Age: 64
City/State: Matawan NJ.
Type: Rare tropical tumor -Thoratic area
Hospital: Hackensack hospital Hackensack N.J.
Neurosurgeon: unavailable, Orthopedic Surgeon: Dr Ram Setia.
Surgery: January 1975
Chem/Radiation: Colbart treatments - about three weeks
robert@heathinternet.net
Age of surgery: 46
City/State: Dallas, Texas
Type: Intradural Ependymoma L2
Hospital: Zale Lipshy Hospital
Neurosurgeon: Dr. Kevin Morrill
Surgery: March 2007
Radiation/ Chemo: No
rmccormick@lamar.com
Age: 33
City: Erie, PA
Type: Myxopappillary Ependymoma, L2 - L5
Hospital: Hamot Hospital, Erie, PA
Neurosurgeon: Dr. Daniel Loesche
Surgery: December 1998
Radiation/ Chemo: No
ato73@aol.com
Age: 50
City/State: LaCross, WI
Type: Ependymoma, C1 - C2
Hospital: Beth Israel Medical Center, NY
Neurosurgeon: Dr. Fred Epstein
Surgery: October 1996
Radiation/ Chemo: No
shannanhogan@yahoo.com
Age: 34 years (17 years at first surgery)
City/State: Thunder Bay, Ontario Canada
Type: Intramedullary Ependymoma, T9-S3
Hospital: McKellar General, Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre
Neurosurgeon: Dr. Iftikharul Haq, Dr. Anup Chaudhuri 1990
Surgery: March 1990, May 2007
Radiation/Chemo: 6 weeks radiation treatment in 1990
keenfamily1@juno.com
Age: 37
City/State: Spokane, WA
Type: Intradural Ependymoma, C7 - T1
Hospital: Beth Israel Medical Center, NYC
Neurosurgeon: Dr. George Jallo
Surgery: May 2003
Radiation/ Chemo: Yes
cwodj@yahoo.com
Age: 50
Country: Puerto Rico
Type: Shwannoma, T12-L1
Hospital: San Pablo Hospital at Bayaman, Pureto Rico
Neurosurgeon: DR J.E. Rosado
Surgery: October 2004
Radiation/Chemo: No
gullah@gullahtexas.com
Age: 47
City/State: Houston, TX
Type: Intramedullary Ependymoma, T8 - T10
Hospital: Methodist Hospital, Houston, TX
Neurosurgeon: Dr. David Baskin
Surgery: 1997
Radiation/ Chemo: No
RedWalkin@aol.com
Age of surgery: 31
City/State: Sacramento, CA
Type: Ependymoma, C3-T1
Hospital: Sutter Memorial hospital, Sacramento, CA
Neurosurgeon: Dr. Michael Edwards
Surgery: 1995
Radition/ Chemo: Yes - Radiation
stevenshall@cox.net
Age: 46
City/State: San Diego, CA
Type: Myxopappily Ependymoma, T 12 - L2
Hospital: UCSD Medical Center
Neurosurgeon: Dr. David Barba
Surgery: July 2000
Radiation/ Chemo: No
swviss@comporium.net
Age: 41
City/State: Fort Mill, South Carolina
Type: Intradural Schwannoma, L4 - L5
Hospital: Piedmont Hospital - Rock Hill, SC
Neurosurgeon: Dr. Michael A. Cowan
Surgery: October 6 and October 22, 2004
Radiation/ Chemo: No
smatteso@msn.com
Age: 34
City/State: La Plata, MD
Type: Giant cell tumor, L-1
Hospital: Georgetown University Hospital,
Neurosurgeon: Dr. Alan Aaron ( Orthopaedic Oncologist )
Surgery: October 1996 and February 1999
Radiation/ Chemo: Yes - Radiation
chuuup@cox.net
Age: 43
City/State: Virginia Beach, VA
Type: Intradural Lipoma, T7 - T9
Hospital: Norfolk General Hospital, VA
Neurosurgeon: Dr. Singh
Surgery: May 2002
Radiation/ Chemo: No
tdgarrett@telus.net
Age: 33 1st surgery/37 2nd surgery
City/State: Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada
Type: myxopapillary ependymomam T2 - T9, S1
Hospital: John Hopkins, Baltimore, MD
Neurosurgeon: Dr. Michael Boyd- 1st /Dr. George Jallo - 2nd Surgery
Surgery: 2004 1st surgery/2009 2nd surgery
Radiation: Yes
terencenoonan@yahoo.com
Age: 31
City/State: Long Island, NY
Type: Ependymoma, C3-C6
Hospital: Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx NY
Neurosurgeon: Dr. Rick Abbott
Surgery: 3\2009
Radiation: No
timtam@san.rr.com
Age: 33
City/State: San Diego, CA
Type: Myxopapillary Ependymoma, lower thorasic & lower lumbar
Hospital: Grossmont Hospital & Palomar Medical Center
Neurosurgeon: Dr. Hertzel Soumekh & Thomas Marcisz
Surgery: January 1990 & February 2000
Radiation/ Chemo: Yes
WARUTHEY@webtv.net
Age: 72
City/State: Moline, IL
Type: Intramedullary Ependymoma, C3 - C4
Hospital: Iowa City Hospital, Iowa
Neurosurgeon: Dr. Hitchon
Surgery: July 1998
Chemo or Radiation: None
Tmasgio@hotmail.com
Age: 35
City/State: St. Louis,MO
Type: Intrameduallary Ependymoma, C3 – C6
Hospital: Barnes Jewish-Hospital- St. Louis,Mo
Neurosurgeon: Dr. Neill Wright
Surgery: April ‘07
Radiation/ Chemo: Yes
Email: Not listed
Age: 30
City/State: Cincinnati, OH
Type: Sub-Ependymoma, T12 - L1
Hospital: Christ Hospital
Neurosurgeon: Dr. William Tobler, Mayfield Spine Institute
Surgery: March 1998
Radiation/ Chemo: No
Sliceman91@cs.com
Age: 24
City/State: Clayton, Indiana
Type: Schwanoma, C1 & C2
Hospital: St. Vincent-- Indianapolis, Indiana
Neurosurgeon: Dr. Dean G. Karahalios, MD
Surgery: February 2004
Radiation/ Chemo: No
whiteangel_0@hotmail.com
Age: 37
City/State: Sydney Australia
Type: Glioma, Astroctoma, C2 - T6
Hospital: Rolyal Alexandra Childrens Hospital
Neurosurgeon: Dr. S. Schriver
Surgery: 1970
Radiation/ Chemo: Yes - Radiotherapy
vickiebouten@hotmail.com
Age:50
City/State: Bend, Oregon
Type: Swanoma T11-L4
Hospital Wascoe Medical/Bend Memorial
Neurosurgeon: Flemming/Kent Yundt
Surgery: 2003-2006
Radiation/Chemo: No
chevy1@cogeco.ca
Age: 38
City/State: Belleville, Ontario, Canada
Type: Ependymoma, C2 - T9
Hospital: Kingston General Hospital
Neurosurgeon: Dr. Fraser Saunders
Surgery: 1997
Radiation/ Chemo: No
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