The following note comes from Diane's daughter, Kristen.
As most of you already know by now Diane was admitted into Mass General
Hospital last Tuesday after suffering with what she thought was sinus
headaches for a week. She had a CAT scan done and they found a massive
brain tumor about 7cm in size. She went through surgery for 11 hours on
Friday and the tumor was successfully removed with no damage to her
brain. The surgeon's preliminary diagnosis is that the tumor is benign,
with less than 5% chance of growing back. This is pending the biopsy
results that we should have by week end. She is making huge progress
each day and wanted to thank everyone for their thoughts and prayers
over the last week.
Diane's address at the hospital:
Massachusetts General Hospital
Ellison Buidling
Room 1232B
55 Fruit St.
Boston, MA 02114-2622
Home address:
Diane Fortini
91 Hillcrest Rd.
Hanson, MA 02341
Thank you for your continued support,
The Fortini Family
For any further information please contact Kristen Mills at
[email hidden]
PS: All New England USCF matters (permitting, officials, etc.) should be
referred to Judy Miller:
Judy Miller
USCF Regional Coordinator (North East & Mid Atlantic)
1605 Cardinal Drive
Bethlehem, PA 18015
610-866-4051
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