Cancer survivors need evidence on how to optimize physical function

Excerpt

About two months ago I was walking in Georgetown on a perfectly sunny Sunday afternoon. The sidewalk I was on had no uneven sections, and it was dry with no ice or snow. Suddenly, I was falling forward. I attempted to catch myself and just could not coordinate my legs to stop the fall. I used my right arm and shoulder to break the fall and the sidewalk won out. As I sat up on the sidewalk I was in pain and found I could not move my arm. I decided I should to drive to an ER. After the X-ray and it was clear that I didn’t break anything, I went home. After the fall I thought that perhaps I should have an MRI of my brain because I, like other brain tumor survivors, know the tumor can recur with no other fanfare than the occurrence of a symptom. …