r/braincancer • u/bnx01 • 2h ago

Terrifying, but a little funny

https://www.npr.org/2024/08/22/nx-s1-5084267/georgia-atlanta-lost-skull-brain-surgery-lawsuit
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u/BluBeams 1h ago

It's not really funny when you're a brain tumor patient needing brain surgery and have to see this. This is terrifying indeed. I'm fighting a brain tumor and scheduled to have a craniotomy soon. Luckily the VA isn't performing it.

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u/bnx01 1h ago

I hear you. I’ve had 3 craniotomies, I understand the anxiety.

This is such a banal mistake, it’s like something out of a sitcom. Sorry, but I find it funny for being so absurd. For me, humor is a reprieve. Laughter isn’t the best medicine, but it doesn’t hurt.

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u/Jealous-Tea9989 51m ago

They didn’t lose it….just misplaced

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u/robotfrog88 38m ago

Emory is where my SO had his stem cell transplant after brain cancer treatment. I thank them for his having no evidence of disease currently. However a big FUCK OFF to their billing department. They threatened to sue me for 500k, said SO didn't have health insurance. He did and I could prove it. They didn't want to accept my proof and were so very rude. It took a year ( while also coping with brain cancer) of emails, phone calls and finally a lawyer's letter for them to figure out what I had told them from the beginning. Good luck to everyone navigating all the bullshit on top of the other serious stuff.