Have I had a stroke??? Kind of… I want to explain this a little more in detail… The tumor near my brainstem was being fed by the same vessels that supply my cerebellum, the part that controls balance and coordination. The blood flow wasn’t completely cut off (thankfully), but it was restricted enough to cause damage, basically a small cerebral stroke My facial nerve is kind of separate. It is around and stuck to my tumor. Think about a wet noodle that has dried on a balloon. and the tumor presse