Help Patrick Anderson Battle His Brain Tumor

As many of you know, Patrick had a 7cm tumor removed from his left frontal/temporal lobes of his brain in September 2017. Dr. Jackson wasn’t able to remove all of the tumor at that time due to risk of causing further damage (stroke or further brain injury). He still has 5-10% of that original tumor left in his brain. Pat has been diligently following up with his oncologist every 6 months to make sure the tumor hasn’t been growing or changing. There've been a few hiccups along the way the past 6 years, but the tumor has never changed. Until October 12, 2023. Pat and Alyssa went in for a follow up scan and excitedly told the nurse and oncologist about the arrival of thier first baby in March. After being excited, Dr. Almquist became serious and shared that there was a flair on the MRI. This indicated that the tumor has grown slightly. A detailed follow up scan was conducted on November 27, 2023, which confirmed that the tumor is in fact slowly growing (now about 1.5 cm). Pat has not had any new symptoms at this point - he always gets fatigued when he does too much and gets headaches often. Pat and Alyssa met with Dr. Jackson on December 6, who recommended surgery to remove to tumor. Since this isn’t emergent, but definitely needs to be taken care of before the baby arrives, surgery was scheduled for January 5th. Pat and Alyssa are processing the unknowns of what life may look like moving forward. They are ok for now but will need more support after surgery as Pat recovers. Thanks for your continued love & support over the past 6 years.