If I had a pound for every time somebody has exclaimed; ‘you’ve had brain surgery? What was that like?’, I wouldn’t have to work. Well, maybe I’d have to work a bit – but I could certainly reduce my hours drastically. Brain surgery has a stigma surrounding it similar to that of cancer; people fear it. Even though, like cancer, treatment had catapulted in effectiveness and safety over the years, it still holds a dread for many people and when…
