Kuala Lampur, July 17 -- I'm often told I look normal.
In fact, when I sit in the waiting room of the neuro clinic for my annual check-up, I might even look like I'm there for someone else. I dress neatly. I walk in unaided. I respond when my name is called. There's no oxygen tank by my side, no slurred speech, no visible signs that something once went deeply wrong.
But I'm the patient.
I'm the one with a brainstem cavernoma - a rare malformation tucked deep inside the pons, where vital things live: breathing, swallowing, balance, vision. Mine was discovered almost by accident in late 2015 after a year of quiet, persistent numbness. No real pain. Just a strange tingling on the left side of my body - like when your leg falls asleep. Exc...
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