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Symptoms Brain Cancer, but Something Completely Different (cnn.io)
2 points by mgsouth on June 8, 2019 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment


Posted because patient is refreshingly low-key.

(Spoiler--pork tapeworm)

> "This is not something that is cause for widespread panic. What happened to me is extremely rare -- it's not the norm -- for someone who has not been overseas to contract this."

And

> With a lot of people coming to her for medical advice, she gives the only advice she can: "If you have symptoms that you cannot explain or are concerning to you, then please see a doctor. And see a good doctor.

"Not every headache turns out to be a parasite."




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