In a video uploaded to YouTube on Friday, Shitty Robots creator Simone Giertz elaborated on what she disclosed on Twitter last week: that her non-cancerous brain tumor, for which she had brain surgery last year, has grown enough that she now plans to undergo radiation treatment.
Giertz explained that her doctors decided to leave a piece of the tumor behind in a section of the brain where performing surgery was particularly risky. That's the piece that, over the past eight months, has grown.
"We knew that there was a risk it would grow down the line, which it has," she said. "It's just that the 'line' in 'down the line' was a little bit shorter than I had anticipated, because it's only been eight months [since the procedure]."
She also said, depending on the side effects, she might not appear much on the internet during her treatment. "I might be completely fine," she said "...but I might also not, and I just want you to know that if I'm not around, it's not because I don't want to be. It's because I can't."
Giertz will be keeping her original name for the tumor (Brian) with a slight tweak. She used to say "Evict Brian"; now, it's "Burn Brian."
Burn Brian.
Fans looking to donate to Giertz’s recovery can help via Patreon.
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