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Doctors dismissed my symptoms as a sinus infection... a year later I found out I had a deadly brain tumor

Doctors dismissed my symptoms as a sinus infection... a year later I found out I had a deadly brain tumor
health7/27/2025

Long before becoming a patient, Ilene Sue Ruhoy was a prominent neurologist in Seattle, accustomed to treating straightforward diseases, until a tumor upended her life.

Long before becoming a patient, Ilene Sue Ruhoy was a prominent neurologist in Seattle, accustomed to treating disease. She had been practicing for a decade when, in 2014, she noticed mounting fatigue, dizziness, nausea, migraines, and irritability t... [6368 chars]