This is what it s like to be awake during brain surgery Demi Lawson felt no fear as she spoke to a surgeon while they operated on her brain.
Lifestyle by TAMARA McDONALD
Premium Content BEING awake during an intense operation would sound like a nightmare to most people. But St Leonards 22-year-old Demi Lawson felt no fear as she spoke to a surgeon while they operated on her brain. After suffering unrelenting headaches last year, Ms Lawson was diagnosed with a grade three anaplastic ependymoma, an aggressive brain tumour that is rare in adults. Because the cancerous tumour was located near the language centre of Ms Lawson s brain, awake brain surgery was used to remove it.