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Oct 15, 2019 · Kelly Stafford, wife of Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford, says she’s well on her road to recovery, six months after she underwent a 12-hour surgical procedure to remove a tumor from...
Oct 14, 2019 · Earlier this year, Kelly Stafford, the wife of Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford, revealed in an Instagram post that she would be undergoing surgery to remove a non-cancerous brain...
- Shalise Manza Young
Apr 23, 2019 · Kelly Stafford, wife of Detroit Lions quarterback Matt Stafford, successfully underwent a 12-hour surgery to remove an acoustic neuroma from her cranial nerves.
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Sep 7, 2019 · Kelly Stafford, wife of NFL quarterback Matthew Stafford, opened up about her brain tumor diagnosis in a new interview with Today. The 36-year-old mother of three experienced extreme...
- Leigh Weingus
- 'Here's Your Brain Tumor'
- 'ran Into A Hurdle'
- Returning to A Quiet Home
- How She's Doing Today
Stafford said it all started when she began feeling lightheaded and dizzy during activities during the day. "You know how they tell you to get up slowly, because you could be lightheaded and I've had that before," Stafford said. "When I got up, it was a completely different feeling. And the room just started spinning on me. I grabbed the bed a litt...
The Staffords decided to return home for the surgery at University of Michigan Hospital with Dr. Byron Gregory Thompson, Jr. "He said things that the other doctors didn't even mention that meant a lot to me. When we walked in, he said I'm going to do my best to preserve your hearing. It's important, but you have another ear," Kelly said. "What I wa...
After about a week, Kelly returned home from the hospital. "The hardest part about it was coming home to a quiet home. I knew that's what I needed and I knew that's what the doctor said I needed. But when you go through this, the first thing I want to see are my kids," Kelly said. "I'm re-learning how to move again. There would be nothing I could d...
"I feel amazing," Kelly said, adding she feels close to her old self. "The energy...they said it would take like a year for my energy to be back to what it really was. Your brain gets tired quicker because it's trying to figure everything out. I push myself. I do try. It's because I have great support when I come home."
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Feb 11, 2022 · Kelly Stafford, the 32-year-old wife of Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford, endured a 12-hour surgery to remove a benign brain tumor on the road to Super Bowl 2022.
May 22, 2019 · Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford is returning to the field this week as his wife, Kelly Stafford, recovers from an operation to remove a tumor from her brain.
