Support Chad McCormick's Journey to Recovery

Hello, everyone. My name is Chad McCormick and i live in Fort Wort Texas

I got sick one night laying in bed 13 years ago. My wife finally convinced me to go to the hospital that evening. When I got there they did a few quick test and said they wanted to do some imaging of my head. 1 hour later the Dr on duty that evening came back and told us some very bad news. I had a 4cm meningioma tumor on my brain stem. He informed us of the the severity of this location but said I needed to meet with a neurosurgeon to get better informed. He told us from what he could tell I might have a month or more. I'm a very healthy person very good shape and couldn't believe what I was hearing. He also said there was some good news it didn't seem to be cancerous. Here is why the SECOND opinion was some crucial to me. My wife worked for Baylor Scott and White as a Manager here in Texas at the time and here Dr's at the liver clinic she worked at found out about my situation and sent my film off to Dr Coimbra and I didn't know it at the time but he was Baylors #1 neurologist here in Texas. He agreed to meet with us. So we met him the following Monday and after reviewing my film he told us I had about a 25% chance of surviving the tumor or the surgery. He told us if I went through the surgery process I most likely would need assistance the rest of my life and might loose the right eye. He in no way held back telling us what he needed to tell us. But then he got real close to my face, inches looked me dead in my eyes all 5 foot 7 of himself and told me with the most serious face I've ever seen and said I'm the Dr all the other Dr's call when they start a surgery like this and need help to finish it. I knew the instant he did that, that he was the surgeon for me. With all of that said or typed actually this gave me the peace I needed to accept and feel ok with what was about to happen. The 3 to 4 weeks leading up to the surgery was so hard. Driving around all day in full tears for my job trying to feel normal even though i new what was coming. How do I say good by to my wife and young kids and friends and family? The morning of surgery 5am I was lying on the table being prepped for surgery and feel apart. I couldn't believe this was happening. I was in full tears and they had to give me some extra time. I remember watching my wife leave the room for what could have been the last time I would see her and that's what caused me to kind of fall apart. They finally got me ready and my last prayer was to thank God for what he has done for me and the opportunity to have what I had and to please let me know where im at if I survive the surgery. If I know that I'm in a hospital when I'm come out of Anastasia then not only do I know I'm alive but im not in a vegetable state as was told that would be a possibility due to the surgery. 22 hours later the Dr's where done and i was alive but out. The Dr's finally let my wife in to see me while I was fully out. With all of the Dr's there she leaned in to kiss me and said you made it and hearing her voice I tried to set up while completely out according to everyone there. They made her leave the room after a few more minutes . Doing pretty well and struggling with some stuff but it's OK. Blessed to be here and it's not over until God says it's over. That pick was about a year after surgery and I was in very bad shape. I hated the way I felt and looked and was dealing with PTSD. My wife convinced me to go to the Local brain tumor walk that year. I hesitantly agreed to go. I got a baby blue tee shirt that day in my registration package for being a survivor while all of the others who got shirts woar white. I wasn't feeling all that great about being there and THEN we made it to the area for the kids. My two kiddos pictured here wanted face paint. While we were on this end the festival area I began to notice something. There were a handful of kids wearing my shirt. I was immediately heart broken and was shown how selfish I was being. No one especially these children do not deserve to go through this. They were running around playing as if nothing had happened to them. God has away of opening your eyes in just the right situation at just the right time and you don't even know it's coming. This is how I met The National Brain Tumor Society they were hosting the event. Thanks for reading I hope this helped someone. Have a blessed day. God's timing is the right timing, he's never early and he's never late.

Go fund me wasn't available then and we are severely struggling right now. We are down to one car with no AC in Texas. If there is anyone who would like to bless my little family we are trying to raise money for a new car and bills. I'm currently working 2 jobs Amazon overnight and a chemical sales position during the day but can only work part time with both due to my health issues left over from my Tumor situation.