An Intersection for Concerted Care: Stanford Brain Tumor Center Debuts

09.20.2011

The nurse coordinator said, 'We have a plan,' and she was so positive I thought, 'Okay, I'll go along with that.'

-Marjorie Paulson, patient, Stanford Hospital & Clinics

Marjorie Paulsen comes to the Stanford Brain Tumor Center every three months so her neuro-oncologist, Lawrence Recht, MD (right), can keep a close eye on her brain.

It makes a difference if you are treated at a place where they know what they're doing.

-Lawrence Recht, MD, Stanford Brain Tumor Center

For almost three decades, Marjorie Paulsen was a flight attendant, good at keeping calm under any circumstances. Learning that she had a brain tumor shook her.

We think it's our job to take care of not just the medical issues, but the person and their family, too.

-Neurosurgeon Gordon Li, Stanford Brain Tumor Center

Marjorie Paulsen was home the day after her second surgery to remove a brain tumor. As sharp as ever, she's enjoying life with her family, including a good game of cards with her husband Jerry.

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