I have a brain tumor.....

I've also been diagnosed with a brain tumor a week before my 20th Birthday. I was walking around with symptoms for six months until I had a seizure and actually collapsed. Six years ago I had my tumor removed. Before the surgery, doctors told me I'll lose half of my vision and possibly my long term memory. And here I am. I'm attending medical school, doing work outs three times a week, eating healthy, learned to play multiple instruments and most importantly I learned to live and appreciate my being. Getting a Diagnose like that in your young adult life is a nightmare and a blessing as well! Whoever is watching us from up above, has bigger plans for you!!! Mark my words. Trust your beautiful brain and it's willpower. You got this!!!! 🌺❤️🙏🏾

Hi everyone! I wanted to let you all know that I am doing great. It's hard everyday but I'm trying to do my best and I can't wait to be myself again and talk to everyone. Let me know if you want to see my new video on my surgery, it shows the testing they did during the surgery, while I was awake to help them map the exact location of the tumor. Love you guys and thank you for your support and prayers. See you soon!

The saddest sound is the voice crack before someone cries. This was so sad to watch.

I honestly don't know why I watch videos like this. I have a severe anxiety disorder so I get super anxious about me having things and awhile ago I just got over a delusion of having a brain tumour.... I hope she's okay

I miss you Ms.Warner and everyone you love and everyone who loves you will protect you and they will pray for you during ur surgery 😔😔

Hi Courtney - I'm not sure if you'll see this comment. But I am a neurosurgical ICU nurse. I care for patients after tumor resections all the time. I just want to reassure you that you're gonna be ok. The brain is an amazing thing, and you are so young! I wish there were words to make this better. I have seen so many people undergo this surgery. Two years ago I was diagnosed with thyroid cancer and I know exactly how you feel when you are told a diagnosis that affects your life. You got this! Trust the doctors and nurses. They are gonna get this out and hopefully it'll be a thing in the past. Xoxo

I checked her twitter and instagram and was sooo relieved she is fine now. I like good news and I am happy when people manage to fight disease, whatever it is.

I have stage 4 cancer and watching this made me realize I wasn’t alone! You are so beautiful and strong!

you can get through this. I have a very rare leukemia and somehow am still alive. I did 3 rounds of chemo and still need a transplant. The human body is an amazing thing.

Update on Courtney, she is doing better everyday - she posted on Twitter ❤❤

Your story gave me so much strength! I''ve been so scared to go to docter's or hospital to get checked out and have been having some issues. Your letting people know that anyone can get Cancer at any time. Doesn't matter age or race. Thanks for being so strong and telling your story.

This is such a empowering story to share and extremely brave!! Well done for sharing and being so strong through your journey!! You will help so many people 💗

I am 14 and last year was the worst year of my life . For so long I couldn't sleep and my head hurt all the time . I didn't feel like myself. And it only got worse. One day when I was on a trip in Oregon I lost my vision my head felt horrible and I couldn't stand up straight. Once I got home I was bed bound and for a week and would not get up unless I had to. Finally on July 14 my mom saw me and that day I felt a little better but then I fell to the ground, my vision was gone everything was blurry , I started to puke up everything and after that we rushed to childrens mercy and it all went so quickly we got an mri and they saw a pineal tumor in the middle of my brain and after that they rushed me to a emergency surgery. They shaved a little of the right side of my head and went in with a camera and took out the tumor and although It had a 50% chance rate I survived it and I felt better but then a month later I lost my vision and so we didn't know if any thing was really wrong but then we found out it was a bigger tumor than the last and it was in the middle of my brain and this tumor looked like it had cancer. They said the survival rate was lower but it was the only thing we could do. So they went in the back of my head and instead of with a camera they had to open up my skull . The day I got my surgery was my first day of 8th grade ( which really sucked) but after all that I survived) I did miss the first few weeks of school in the hospital trying to walk again relearning how to move my neck learning other things like that and in the end after many tests they saw there was no cancer. I'm lucky that I am alive and although I'm missing a pineal gland ( which controls your sleep so it's hard to sleep sometimes but it's ok I take melatonin) and I have a scar in the front of my head that looks like a bald spot and a huge scar on the back of my head I'm so very luck to be alive . This video helped me feel I wasn't alone in my brain tumor journey so thank you for this video. Sorry for the long story

My mum had A brain tumour 3 years ago and it was benign she is now absoloulty fine and it was removed successfully and her MRI's are now completely normal x

I don’t know how I got here I believe this was on my recommended. You’re such a strong woman. I pray that life treats you better and keeps giving you strength to pull thru. It’s these type of videos that make me realize how blessed I am to have health. Stay strong girl.

Courtney, I'm pulling for you so hard. You have so much strength just to get to the point you're at now and I'm praying for you, as well as the doctors and nurses involved in your surgery today. I have faith that all will go well and you'll be back to your viewers and your kids when you can. Sending love & hugs ❤️❤️❤️

I had brain surgery too. I had been sick for 4 days, which was unlike me, and my parents had made a drs apt so I got up to shower before the apt. I came downstairs looking for underwear, asking for trees. My parents were confused and I was totally incoherent. I was a freshman in high school and I couldn't even write the ABC's. Long story short, I had a brain infection and I was in a coma for almost 2 weeks. I had subdural empyema and the drs said it was so rare 1 in a million get it and they didn't have a cure for it. They said I'd never be able to walk, talk, basically be normal again. I'm about the graduate law school and I graduated high school on time despite missing a whole semester. I know you're in good hands and these drs are going to make sure you're ok! Everyone is pulling for you and my thoughts & prayers are with you. I didn't have a tumor but I had brain surgery and I know it's a scary situation to be in but know God is with you and he wouldn't give you something you couldn't handle!

I'm grateful to you for filming this video. I recently had a brain tumour removed too, and hearing your story was helpful to me.

I remember seeing this video 3 years ago.. still gives my child. I’m so glad you made it ❤️

Stay strong! I have been through a similar situation. I had a brain tumor on that same said pretty much in the same spot when I was 15 years old noncancerous and again when I was 17 cancerous. I have beaten it. I am currently cancer free. P.S. Go Gray in May! (Brain tumors awareness month!)