Episode 11: Face Fear with Familiarity: Adam Hayden

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When Adam Hayden was 34 years old, he had brain surgery to remove a tumor the size of a baseball from his parietal lobe, the area of the brain responsible for motor control, sensory input, and spatial reasoning. During this procedure, Adam was not only awake, but he had to make a life-defining decision: Would he rather the surgeon stop the procedure after removing as much of the tumor as safely possible, or would he rather the surgeon remove additional tumor but risk permanent paralysis to the left side of his body? In this episode, you will get to hear what Adam decided. You will also hear how Adam’s upbringing and his philosophy background have influenced the way he chooses to live with his terminal brain cancer.

Thank you so much to Adam Hayden for sharing your story, and for reminding us to “face fear with familiarity.”

To learn more about Adam, you can check out his blog: Glioblastology

Music: “Out of the Skies, Under the Earth” by Chris Zabriskie, “Gratitude” by Borrtex, and “On The Clock” by Pictures of the Floating World