Morgan DeBlecourt
Blogs by Morgan DeBlecourt
Isabella Strahan Looks to the Future After Rare Brain Tumor Treatment
In October 2023, Isabella Strahan spent her 19th birthday in the hospital recovering from brain surgery to remove a rare cancerous tumor. Nearly 10 months…
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What You Need to Know About Pituitary Tumors
Pituitary tumors are abnormal growths in the pituitary gland, a pea-sized organ at the base of the brain that regulates hormones. Fortunately, these tumors are…
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Duke Team Safely Removes Rare Brain Abnormality
In Fall 2021, Chase Conklin began experiencing blurry vision, fatigue, brain fog, and balance problems, but she ignored her symptoms. In early 2022, then 31-…
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What You Need to Know About Deep Brain Stimulation for Epilepsy
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) for epilepsy uses electrical impulses to prevent and reduce seizure severity and frequency, but is it right for you? Here, Duke…
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Tonsil Cancer Diagnosis, Treatment, and All Clear in Less Than Six Months
When a suspicious lump in her neck wouldn’t go away, 52-year-old Kim Barnard learned she had cancer. The Roxboro, NC resident’s first move was transferring her…
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What You Need to Know About Deep Brain Stimulation for Movement Disorders
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a surgical therapy for movement disorders like Parkinson’s disease and essential tremor. Electrodes are placed into central…
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Why Do I Have a Lump in My Neck?
If you notice a lump in your neck, it’s important to be evaluated by a doctor quickly. Here, Duke Health head and neck surgeon Trinitia Cannon, MD, discusses…
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Why One Man Chose Duke for Lifesaving Abdominal Surgery
In 2014, a teenage Tyler Farley was diagnosed with Vascular Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (VEDS). The rare genetic disease weakened Farley’s arteries, organs, and…
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Unruptured Brain Aneurysm: Know the Symptoms and When to Seek Care
A ruptured brain aneurysm can be deadly, but most people don’t realize they have a brain aneurysm until it’s too late. That’s because unruptured brain…
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Sports Performance Coach Takes the Lead Against Sarcoidosis Thanks to Expert Care at Duke
In Fall 2019, William Stephens learned he had cardiac sarcoidosis, a rare autoimmune disease that causes inflammation in the heart. A team of Duke doctors…
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Young Man Gets Driver’s License After Epilepsy Surgery Eliminates Seizures
Hampstead, NC native Harvey Squires was diagnosed with epilepsy at 14 years old. As his seizures worsened, Harvey’s parents sought care for him from doctors…
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New Dad Gets Heart and Liver Transplants at Duke
Despite being young and active, Stefan Rucker felt sluggish and weak in his early forties. In October 2020, the 16-year veteran police detective was diagnosed…
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