HeyJaredI Have A What?! Surviving A Brain Tumor
Join me as I share my deeply personal journey of being diagnosed with a brain tumor; a moment filled with confusion, fear, and uncertainty.
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The Morning of Brain Surgery: Facing Fear Before Anesthesia | Season 2 | Episode 8 | Finale (opens the original)
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🧠 Episode Description The morning of brain surgery was the moment everythingbecame real. In this Season 2 finale, I take you through the final hoursbefore my surgery, from the day and night before, to the drive to UVA, thecheck-in process, seeing my family, meeting the surgical team, and the momentfear finally broke through the mask I had been wearing. This episode begins with March 14th, 2024, the day beforesurgery, which was also my wife’s birthday. That day felt blurry. I was there, but I was
The Last Few Days Before Brain Surgery: Family, Work, and Final Moments | Season 2, Episode 7 (opens the original)
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🧠Episode Description Sometimes you do not know a moment is important until later. In this episode, I take you inside the last few days before brain surgery, when life still looked normal on the outside, but everything felt different on the inside. The countdown was almost over. I was no longer months away from surgery. I was no longer weeks away. I was days away. And during those final days, every ordinary moment started to carry more weight. My last day at work felt different. Seeing family fel
Brain Surgery Made Me Rethink My Life: What Really Matters | Season 2, Episode 6 (opens the original)
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🧠EPISODE DESCRIPTION Sometimes you do not realize how important a moment is until later. In this episode, I take you inside the last few days before my brain surgery, when the countdown was almost over and life started feeling different in ways I could not fully explain at the time. This was not just about preparing for surgery. It was about walking through the final stretch of normal life. My last day at work. The quiet weight of stepping away. Visiting family. Seeing my grandparents. Trying to
Brain Surgery, Faith, and Fear: When My Mom’s Faith Challenged Me | Season 2 | Episode 5 (opens the original)
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There’s a difference between having faith… and having your faith challenged when fear is loud. In this episode, I take you inside one of the most emotional parts of my brain tumor journey: the tension between my fear and my mom’s faith. As my brain surgery date got closer, I was still trying to process what was happening. I was scared. I was uncertain. I was wearing a mask, trying to act like I was okay, while internally I was struggling with the reality of what was coming. But my mom saw things
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