brain tumor support

YOU ARE WORTHY

In Glioblastoma Cancer, Inspiring & Encouraging • by Amanda Herring, Writer, July 6, 2025 • Leave a Comment

Even when you don’t feel like it. I haven’t felt like it. I haven’t felt like posting. I haven’t felt like being upbeat. I haven’t even felt like being sad. I’ve been in this hibernation state where I just wanted to rest, just wanted to...

I’M NOT VERY GOOD AT THIS

In Glioblastoma Cancer, Inspiring & Encouraging • by Amanda Herring, Writer, June 30, 2025 • Leave a Comment

I’m not very good at being a downer. I do NOT like to complain a lot. I’m not very good at wallowing in my feelings for a long time. I mean, give me just a minute, but then… I’m a fixer. I’m a doer. I...

Brain Tumor Surgery Soon

In Glioblastoma Cancer • by Amanda Herring, Writer, January 29, 2025 • Leave a Comment

This precious girl got her braces off today! She has been a dancer at my studio for ten years, and I have gotten to love her through so many of life’s ups and downs. She is holding a yard sign to support me through this...

The Show Must Go On (even with brain tumors)

In Stories & Reflections • by Amanda Herring, Writer, January 3, 2025 • Leave a Comment

Brain surgery may take me out of the game for a minute, but we've got magic to make, and make it, we will. Don't worry, we won't let your kids see, but we may all get together behind the scenes at stage rehearsal and raise...

Remember, Shut Up, Let It Go, See, Love: Brain Tumor Perspectives

In Stories & Reflections • by Amanda Herring, Writer, January 1, 2025 • 1 Comment

I'm awaiting two moments: the one where I wake up and see Keith after surgery and the one when we are looking out across the vast blue waters of the Florida Keys. I'm counting on both of those moments. The rest we will figure out...

Meningiomas & Badasses: Here We Go

In Stories & Reflections • by Amanda Herring, Writer, December 31, 2024 • 4 Comments

A meningioma is a (generally) benign tumor. It forms on the meninges, the outer membrane that covers the brain and spinal cord. Of the over 120 forms of brain tumors, it is the most common.