My classmate gos in for surgery tomorrow. They are going to go in through his left ventricle, which is swollen right now due to fluid build up. According to his sister, although this is generally not a good thing, it is already an answer to prayer, since the swelling is allowing the doctors an easier route to the tumour in his brain stem, so that a biopsy can be done. They are going to put in a shunt to allow the fluid to drain properly.
A brainstem tumour...let's just say that my worst fears about this are starting to come true in front of my eyes.
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