Anna Ferguson

But then after doing genetic testing, he was then reclassified as an oligodendroglyoma.

So the prognosis is very different for an oligo.

It's a much slower progressing tumor, especially being a young, healthy male.

You have a lot of things on your side.

So

Damien didn't undergo any chemotherapy or anything for quite a few years after his diagnosis.

He did radiation.

But we didn't have, you know, when we got together, he was very clear like, hey, I have a brain tumour.

I just want you to know what you're committing to.

And when I got with Damien, I was 23 and I was like, yeah, no problem.

We can do this together.

Really?

No problem?

It didn't give you pause?

I think that I... Look, when I met Damien, I probably went on a date with him.

I went to my friend's house after and I said, I'm going to marry this man.

Like, that's how strongly I felt about Damien.

I'd never had that sensation about anyone else before.

And it was probably very, very naive, but I still feel that to this day.

Like, he was... I felt seen by someone for the first time in my life.