Additional Information
What hospital did Craig receive his surgery?
John Hopkins
Is VHL a rare disease or a common disease?
rare disease
In what year, did Craig develop his first tumor?
1974
What where the two most noticeable after effects did Craig face after his surgeries?
trouble swallowing and was paralyzed
What is the name of the doctor that preformed surgery on Craig?
Ben Carson
What job did Susan have?
nurse
What type of tumors does VHL develop?
brain and retna tumors
How old was Craig when he found out the name of the disease he had?
22
What part of the brain was Ben worried that one of the tumor was located in?
brain stem
What is the name of Craig's wife? (Craig's wife prayed, and she always believed that his surgeries would work for the better.)
Susan Warnick
How old was Craig when he met Susan?
14 years old
what type of condition is VHL?
hereditary condition
In what year did Craig begin developing symptoms of VHL?
1978
What was the full name of the disease that Craig had (VHL)?
Von Hippel-Lindau
Who was the opthamologist that Susan Warnick met with in 1981 to discuss her husband's disease?
Dr. Neil Miller
What was one very important setbacks that Craig faced after one of his surgeries?
lost 75 pounds
What is the deadly place that a tumor could form if you have VHL?
the brain stem
What two symptoms did Craig develop in the year 1978?
vomiting and headaches
What were the two possibilities of Ben preforming the surgery?
paralyzed on one side of his body and possibly death
Who did Craig and Susan believe was in control of the outcome of the surgery?
God
What day did Craig and Susan get married?
June 7, 1980
How many people does VHL effect in every 50,000?
one perosn
In what year did Craig developed a tumor in his brain stem?
1988
What piece of equipment did Ben ask for at the beginning of the surgery?
the laser beam
What was the name of the gifted chief resident that assisted Ben during the operation?
Art Wong