‘The person I was before brain surgery is gone, but that’s OK’ — Melanie Finn on the rare cyst that threatened her life and her path to recovery
As a journalist and mum of three, Melanie Finn was too busy to take much notice of the headaches and falls she’d been having. Then, in the summer of 2023, her condition deteriorated rapidly and doctors discovered a cyst on her brain. Here, she charts her experience of emergency surgery, the long road to recovery and how, ultimately, she feels changed for the better
Melanie Finn who developed a rare and life-threatening brain cyst. Photo: Mark Condren
It’s the night before my brain surgery, the operation that will save my life. I’m in the high-dependency unit (HDU) in Dublin’s Beaumont Hospital and all around me are slumbering patients. It’s quiet except for the sound of beeping machines and the ever-present team of medical staff calmly carrying out their duties.
It’s the height of summer but it’s cool in the ward, which is unlike any that I’ve ever been in before.
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