Van Herpt Motors Limited

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Bath Road 1468
K7M 4X6 Kingston, Canada
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In the summer of 2009 I was diagnosed with a benign meningioma brain tumor. A Meningioma tumor is a little different than other tumors and they represent about one-third of all primary brain tumors. Meningioma tumors are often benign tumors that cover the brain and spinal cord along the meninges, which is the layer of tissue covering the brain. Meningiomas are slow growing tumors. They usually grow at such a slow rate that one wouldn’t have symptoms until approximately 60 years of age and they occur more often in women. I was 22 years old at the time and this was a huge shock and the news was life changing.

I went to my family doctor for years with headaches. Later on I developed hand tremors, worsening vision, chronic pain and nothing seemed to help. I was then sent for an MRI and that day would forever change my life. After getting the news I was referred to Dr. Ronald Pokrupa at the Kingston General Hospital. During the process leading up to the visit, I never felt “safe”. I knew I had this tumor in a very serious place and I didn’t know if things would ever be okay again. All the consultations I had prior to Dr. Pokrupa put me on edge and one would think that getting an answer would put me at ease. However it was a constant reminder that this moment was real. The day I met Dr. Pokrupa is a day I will never forget, I was sitting in his exam room as he looked over my MRI. He walked into the room, set the disc on the desk and blatantly said with no fear or doubt in his voice “Well, that’s gotta come out”. I felt oddly safe. He walked in speaking strong words with a strong message. My thoughts at that moment were, “Wow, he’s confident. I am safe with him”.

The day of my surgery I thought I would be terrified. I was going to be put to sleep and who knows what would happen. But I wasn’t terrified because I trusted in the KGH neurosurgery team. I knew that I was in the best hands and I could trust this man with my life. My three hour surgery turned into a more complicated procedure. I had parts of the tumor wrapped around the major artery which supplied blood to the right side of my brain, one micro millimeter of a slip and I wouldn’t be here. After 8 hours Dr. Pokrupa came out to talk to my family. He told them “We ran into some complications, but she is okay, we are all done”. Not only did I trust this man with my life but my family did too.

I was okay. I made it. I am alive. I have a better quality of life now than I can ever remember having.

When things go wrong with your health you just accept that our health care system will take care of us. We are so lucky to have it. But too often we don’t give thanks to those people who commit their lives to saving ours. I told Dr. Pokrupa after the surgery that I don’t know how, or if I could ever repay him for the things he has done for me. How do you repay someone for saving your life?

Well today I am going try…

Join us for this amazing journey, May 7th, 2017 we are hosting a half marathon & 5K run. All proceeds will go directly to the KGH Neurology and Neurosurgery department.

More information on this event will be posted through the newsfeed.

Bath Road 1468 Kingston

Opening hours
Monday:
09:00 - 18:00
Tuesday:
09:00 - 18:00
Wednesday:
09:00 - 18:00
Thursday:
09:00 - 18:00
Saturday:
10:00 - 15:00
Phone number
+1613-542-2284
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Keywords
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