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Jessie Mae Lambert's Tumor Shrinking After Surgery and Treatment

10/15/2025

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Jessie Mae Lambert, 28, of Derby, was diagnosed in April 2024 with a grade two astrocytoma and epilepsy after seizures prompted MRI and EEG; she initially believed her symptoms, including hallucinations, were anxiety-related.
She had surgery to remove 40% of the tumor, followed by six weeks of radiotherapy.
She now faces memory and attention challenges and is training to be a nail technician.
Recent scans show the tumor shrinking.

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Story summary

Jessie Mae Lambert, 28, of Derby, was diagnosed in April 2024 with a grade two astrocytoma and epilepsy after seizures prompted MRI and EEG; she initially believed her symptoms, including hallucinations, were anxiety-related.
She had surgery to remove 40% of the tumor, followed by six weeks of radiotherapy.
She now faces memory and attention challenges and is training to be a nail technician.
Recent scans show the tumor shrinking.