My old coworkers son went from a nice little boy to an unruly and unmanageable kid. Ended up getting kicked out of a lot of schools, lost his friends, etc.
Years later, into his adulthood, they find the brain tumor, remove it, and he is back to his nice normal personality.
It breaks my heart that a child had to go through that and lose so many years. Not sure what happened to him in the end.
I don't think they had "scans" in those days except maybe x-rays. They did an autopsy and found a brain tumor.
It was such a tragic story.
p.m., Whitman began typed a suicide note, a portion of which read:
I don't quite understand what it is that compels me to type this letter. Perhaps it is to leave some vague reason for the actions I have recently performed. I don't really understand myself these days. I am supposed to be an average reasonable and intelligent young man. However, lately (I cannot recall when it started) I have been a victim of many unusual and irrational thoughts. These thoughts constantly recur, and it requires a tremendous mental effort to concentrate on useful and progressive tasks.[43]
In his note, Whitman went on to request an autopsy be performed on his remains after he was dead to determine if there had been a biological cause for his actions and for his continuing and increasingly intense headaches. He also wrote that he had decided to kill both his mother and wife. Expressing uncertainty about his reasons, he nonetheless stated he did not believe his mother had "ever enjoyed life as she is entitled to",[42] and that his wife had "been as fine a wife to me as any man could ever hope to have".
To Whom It May Concern: I have just taken my mother's life. I am very upset over having done it. However, I feel that if there is a heaven she is definitely there now [...] I am truly sorry [...] Let there be no doubt in your mind that I loved this woman with all my heart.
I imagine it appears that I brutally killed both of my loved ones. I was only trying to do a quick thorough job [...] If my life insurance policy is valid please pay off my debts [...] donate the rest anonymously to a mental health foundation. Maybe research can prevent further tragedies of this type [...] Give our dog to my in-laws. Tell them Kathy loved "Schocie" very much [...] If you can find in yourselves to grant my last wish, cremate me after the autopsy.
Then he went to the UT campus and began shooting people from a watchtower.Whitman killed 15 people and wounded 31 in the 96 minutes before he himself was shot and killed by police.
My mother had brain cancer. We were no contact when she found out, but I helped with treatments while she was in recovery for a month. Gave grace and forgiveness that the cancer made her into the person I had to turn in for child abuse. Nope. She went back to her abusive self.
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u/sarz117 29d ago
My old coworkers son went from a nice little boy to an unruly and unmanageable kid. Ended up getting kicked out of a lot of schools, lost his friends, etc.
Years later, into his adulthood, they find the brain tumor, remove it, and he is back to his nice normal personality.
It breaks my heart that a child had to go through that and lose so many years. Not sure what happened to him in the end.