It was very recently that Roger Ebert passed away due to complications of cancer and it's a sad time for anyone who enjoys movies. Ebert is regarded as one of the greatest film critics in the world and there are very few who can rival him in that regard. I believe many people recall his work he did alongside late friend and work colleague Gene Siskel as the both of them critiqued movies quite a bit. Ebert's case is a sad one and I feel like more focus should be placed on cancer recovery.

Cancer recovery is a focus of many an organization but it's a trying endeavor when you think about those located in the neck and head. Ebert's was, more or less, a case of the former where the thyroid was most impacted, surgeries resulting him losing a portion of his jaw as well as the ability to verbally communicate. Ebert was unquestionably strong, though the fact that direct surgery contains side-effects cannot be disputed. Companies along the lines of Voices Against Brain Cancer work hard to seek other treatments which may not be as risky.

Brain surgery can be successful and then there's the time of recovery to follow. An article posted on Cleveland Live LLC spoke about how there could be a type of surgery made for those who had bouts of epilepsy in the past. The procedure is called multiple hippocampal transection and it is done by small incisions done through the circuits of the hippocampus. Where other surgeries could result in tremendous language of memory loss, the negative impacts of this are minimal, if any.

The article detailed the troubles of Gayle Waxon, a 44-year-old Seattle native who had her first seizure when she was 19. The fact is that she didn't know what caused these until she went to the doctor and found that many small growths were to blame. The aforementioned procedure was done and it's uplifting to note that she has not undergone a single seizure since that time. I think it's easy to say that she has benefitted greatly because of this different kind of surgery.

It's clear that cancer recovery will take some time but it can be done if the surgical processes go over well. I have confidence that we'll see more methods come about and that therapies will be altered. Research is done constantly and it's being funded by other organizations associated with the matter and people who want to donate to the cause. I can only hope that the support continues so that, in time, tangible results will be had in the long term scheme of things.