“there is always hope; some people always do better than the numbers.” — Peter Black Hope Copy Share Image
“People sometimes ask what it’s like to be a surgeon who works with the living human brain each day. I think sometimes… — Peter Black Frodo baggins Copy Share Image
“For all brain tumors, definitive diagnosis can only be made by surgery with pathological examination of tissue. MRI or CT scans or… — Peter Black Copy Share Image
“The people you’ve always relied on, the ones you always believed would be there no matter what, may suddenly seem unavailable.” — Peter Black Copy Share Image
“My strong opinion is that you should continue on with life as normally as you can, no matter what kind of tumor… — Peter Black Life Copy Share Image
“You do see different responses. Some folks might search the Web and all of their contacts, and go from center to center… — Peter Black Depression Copy Share Image
“The discovery of a brain tumor is a life-changing event that happens quickly, and for most people there is a surreal quality… — Peter Black Brain tumor Copy Share Image
“A brain tumor can radically change your self-identity. Even if your tumor is removed and you are doing well, you may continue… — Peter Black Brain tumor Copy Share Image
“Some patients choose not to pursue treatment out of a sense of denial about the tumor. They may think, “Maybe they’re wrong.… — Peter Black Patience Copy Share Image
“Vestibular schwannomas constitute less than 5 percent of all brain tumors.” — Peter Black Copy Share Image
“Second and third opinions can be valuable, but don’t spin your wheels and lose time by getting ten opinions. Talk with two… — Peter Black Time Copy Share Image
“Second and third opinions can be valuable, but don’t spin your wheels and lose time by getting ten opinions.” — Peter Black Time Copy Share Image
“Once you have a diagnosis, you must make several important decisions—not just regarding your treatment, although those choices are most important, but… — Peter Black Brain tumor Copy Share Image
“If you’ve recently learned that you have a brain tumor, keep this in mind: You are a statistic of one.” — Peter Black Brain tumor Copy Share Image
“Bigger May Be Better The size of a brain tumor may not matter nearly as much as where it’s located. You may… — Peter Black Brain tumor Copy Share Image
“If the human brain were so simple that we could understand it, we would be so simple that we couldn’t. —Scientist Emerson… — Peter Black Human brain Copy Share Image
“As Sheryl Shetsky says to other people who are fighting brain tumors, “Don’t try to get back to who you were then.… — Peter Black Copy Share Image
“Try to find a medical center that has a finger on the pulse of the latest treatments both nationally and internationally.” — Peter Black Medicine Copy Share Image
“Having a brain tumor is like finding yourself in the middle of a dark forest. You’re not sure how you got there,… — Peter Black Brain tumor Copy Share Image
