Reconciling Brain Cancer Past 14 Years, Using ECCT
Mrs. Melly suffered headaches she compared to blows from a hammer or an axe. She lost much of her vision and hearing, struggled to move her right side, and sometimes could not recognize her own children or home. An MRI in December 2012 showed a roughly 3 by 3 by 2 cm low-grade astrocytoma in her left brain, near regions involved in language and memory.
Her husband, Mr. Rozi, declined the proposed surgery because he feared lasting damage to speech and memory. She began using an ECCT helmet. The account reports that her headaches eased within weeks and memory and speech began returning over the following months. MRI scans still showed residual tumor tissue years later, even as her symptoms improved.
Fourteen years on, Mrs. Melly is described as active and regularly monitored with ECVT scans. The family roles have reversed: she now helps care for Mr. Rozi, who has diabetes-related kidney problems.
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