Destiny Amos Discovers Benign Brain Tumor After Years of Symptoms

When Destiny Amos first went to the emergency room in Jacksonville, Florida, she thought her dizzy spells and brain fog stemmed from low blood sugar, newsweek.com reported. Instead, a subsequent brain scan revealed a 3-centimeter suspected meningioma in the posterior fossa area of her brain pushing against her cerebellum.

Amos stated she began noticing severe symptoms this past June, experiencing constant brain fog, swaying sensations while standing still, lower left head pressure, and occasional left-face numbness. Matters escalated one night when she woke up disoriented, extremely unsteady, nauseous, and feeling like her heart was beating out of her chest. Her mother called 911, leading to her emergency room admission.

CT Scan Reveals Posterior Fossa Meningioma

Medical staff ordered CT scans of Amos’s abdomen and brain after she reported potential blood sugar complications. The brain scan identified an approximately 3-centimeter suspected meningioma in the posterior fossa region that was causing a mild mass effect against her cerebellum. A meningioma forms in the meninges—the three thin layers of tissue covering the brain and spinal cord—rather than in brain tissue itself.

According to the American Brain Tumor Association, meningiomas represent the most frequent primary brain tumor type in adults, comprising roughly one-third to 40 percent of cases in the United States. Women experience these tumors more frequently than men, and the associated risk rises with age. Following the initial screening, doctors transferred Amos to a larger hospital for an MRI, after which she remained hospitalized for a month prior to surgery.

Prior Misattributed Symptoms Preceded Surgery

Before receiving her diagnosis, Amos had endured years of severe fatigue, blurry vision, heat intolerance, pressure headaches, forgetfulness, clumsiness, and occasional numbness that previous evaluations had attributed to anxiety, low iron, or thyroid issues. Amos noted that posterior fossa tumors near the cerebellum can impair balance and coordination while impacting neural pathways linked to alertness and stress responses.

On August 24, Amos underwent brain surgery at the hospital. Her surgeon reported that the tumor was partially calcified, suggesting a long presence, and successfully removed it entirely. Pathology results confirmed three weeks post-operation that the mass was benign.

Amos Recovers from Memory Lapses and Nerve Pain

Amos is recovering slowly from occasional concentration difficulties, short-term memory lapses, incision nerve pain, ear ringing, and headaches. Her physicians anticipate she will regain her normal baseline within three months.— Destiny Amos