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Oct 5, 2018 · More than a year after Maria Menounos had surgery to remove a benign brain tumor while her mother was battling stage 4 brain cancer, the actress and journalist confirms that she and her mom are ...
May 2, 2021 · In December 2020, Menounos, 42, shared on an episode of her podcast, "Better Together with Maria Menounos," that her mother's brain tumor was growing back, prompting her to fly to Los Angeles to ...
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- Alexander Kacala
Aug 30, 2017 · It’s been nearly two months since Maria Menounos opened up to PEOPLE about her shocking brain tumor diagnosis and the life-saving surgery she underwent.And though 99.9 percent of the benign ...
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- Dave Quinn
- When Did You Notice Something Was Wrong?
- What Were Your Symptoms?
- How Did You Get Diagnosed?
- What Was Your Recovery Like After Surgery?
- What Lessons Would You Like to Share?
Menounos: For a long time, probably for two years before, I was exhausted and I didn’t know why. Everyone told me it was because I worked so hard. Somehow, it didn’t really sit right with me, but you have no other explanation for it — that’s what you kind of go with. The summer before, I remember feeling like my whole body was shutting down. I didn...
Menounos: I was getting these really terrible headachesevery day and I’d get very lightheaded when I’d get up off the couch. My vision was getting blurry. My speech would slur at some point and that’s when I would joke, “Oh, that’s my stupid brain tumor again” — joking, having no idea. I just thought I was under a lot of pressure because I was taki...
Menounos:In February 2017, I scheduled a doctor’s appointment because my ear was hurting. He told me my ear was perfectly fine and then asked, “What are your other symptoms?” And as I started to rattle them off, I had my “aha” moment and said, “I think I have a brain tumor like my mom. You’re going to think I’m crazy.” He said, “I don’t think you’r...
Menounos: It takes time for the body to recover when you’re playing with these nerves and trying to get a tumor to detach from them. It really affected my balance a lot and I had a lot of difficulty with my eyes — I was seeing double and triple. I needed a walker for a long time for stability. The back of my head, where I had surgery, everything is...
Menounos:The biggest thing is when your body is making noises, go to the doctor — just like when your car makes noises, you take it to the mechanic. Don’t stop searching for the answers because if you know something is off, then something is off. Find the right doctorwho is going to help you investigate it properly. People get told, “It’s nothing, ...
May 3, 2021 · Menounos previously said her mother was diagnosed in August 2016 with glioblastoma, stage 4 brain cancer. In 2017, Menounos revealed that she was having surgery to remove a benign brain tumor, just as her mother was battling cancer. “It's been a crazy few years for us, but Mom has been a total miracle,” Menounos shared in a video diary in ...
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Jan 26, 2018 · Then, eight months later, in April 2017, an MRI revealed that Maria also had a brain tumor. Although hers turned out to be a benign form called a meningioma, it still required major brain surgery.
