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When A Surgeon Becomes The Caregiver: A Love Story Through Brain Cancer | Episode 83
Apr 24, 2026
With
Dr. Vera Hendricks Tuggle
49:55
When A Surgeon Becomes The Caregiver: A Love Story Through Brain Cancer | Episode 83
In this emotional episode of All Talk Oncology, Kenny Perkins (Your Cancer Guy) welcomes Dr. Vera Hendricks Tuggle, a breast surgeon at Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center, who shares the heartbreaking and inspiring story of her husband’s battle with glioblastoma.
Dr. Hendricks and her late husband, Dr. Ty Tuggle, were both surgeons when he was diagnosed at just 38 years old. What followed was brain surgery, chemotherapy, immunotherapy trials, second opinions across the country, and a relentless search for hope.
Highllights:
- The shock of a terminal diagnosis in a young, healthy physician
- The fight to access clinical trials and experimental therapies
- Insurance challenges and systemic barriers families don’t see
- Love, loss, and giving birth three months after her husband’s passing
- How grief reshaped her practice and perspective as a breast surgeon
This conversation sheds light on glioblastoma awareness, the realities of brain cancer treatment, and the humanity behind the white coat.
If you or someone you love is navigating cancer, this episode is for you.
Don’t forget to like, subscribe, and share this powerful story.
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