She Hit Her Head During a Volleyball Game as a Teen. It Led to a Diagnosis That Left Her 'Completely Deaf'
Yahoo Lifestyle Singapore • • health
Key Points:
- McKinnon Galloway, diagnosed with neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) at 16 after a volleyball injury led to an MRI, has experienced progressive tumor growth causing nerve damage and hearing loss.
- Despite multiple brain surgeries and treatments, she lost her hearing completely in 2022 following a complicated surgery and now uses assistive technology to manage her condition.
- Galloway's family faced significant challenges, including her father's relapse into alcoholism and eventual suicide, with her mother becoming a key advocate and leader in NF2 research and support.
- Now 33, Galloway advocates for others with NF2, emphasizing the impact the disorder has on children’s lives and the importance of funding and research to
