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During the summer before her senior year in Boston College’s nursing program,Zoe started having chronic headaches, which were brushed off as anxiety andmigraines. Eventually, her left arm went numb, so doctors thought she could beexperiencing a focal seizure: a seizure that affects only one side of the brain. An MRI led to a brain tumor diagnosis. After surgery in 2017, she was declared cancer-free. Zoe worked at an infusion clinic in Waltham for two years prior to joiningDana-Farber—Chestnut Hill in 2021. After transferring her own healthcare toDana-Farber, however, she learned there is no cure for her cancer. Zoe was enrolled in the Indigo clinical trial and expects to continue taking an oral drug for the remainder of her life to prevent the brain tumor from returning. Zoe, who is currently pursuing her master’s degree in healthcare administration,says she often forms emotional bonds with patients and shares her story when it is appropriate and helpful. She’s training and fundraising for the Berlin Marathon