Michael Tilson Thomas has brain surgery

[George K]

Dear friends and music lovers,

I recently returned home from the UCSF Medical Center. After a series of tests, it was diagnosed that I had a brain tumor and that an immediate operation was necessary. The operation was successful. I’m embarking on a course of therapy for the next several months. This means that I must curtail my public appearances through the end of October. I plan to return to the stage in November. I am very fortunate to be cared for by the excellent team at UCSF and their national and international collaborators.

Thank you for your love and prayers. See you soon!

[Mik]

yikes.

[George K]

@george-k said in Michael Tilson Thomas has brain surgery:

I’m embarking on a course of therapy for the next several months.

This is the worrisome part.

If it were a meningioma, some rehab might be in order, but this sounds ominous.

GBM is a nasty, nasty tumor (I worked with 2 people that died from it).

[George K]

GBM it is:

https://www.npr.org/sections/deceptivecadence/2022/03/02/1083942931/michael-tilson-thomas-discusses-cancer-and-his-scaled-back-new-world-symphony-ro