Journal of Patient Experience (Feb 2021)

Finding My New Balance

  • Sophia Amalanathan MS(ENT), DNB,
  • Roy Thomas Daniel MCH,
  • Arun Alexander MS(ENT), DNB

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1177/2374373521989249
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 8

Abstract

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All of us walk with faith, unaware of what lies ahead in our life, until we have that fall, my story is about how I lost my balance and regained it in a better form. Little did I know about this rare brain tumor that was slowly taking over my neural commands. To fight for my life was the only aim prior to surgery and getting back to living my life after neurosurgery was aiming higher than before. This narrative essay is about my trials and tribulations of a rare brain tumor that presented with audio-vestibular symptoms. It portrays vividly my experience of this brain tumor, and importantly vestibular rehabilitation that which allows the brain to achieve recovery of neural functions due to its inherent properties of neural plasticity.