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Dr. Jack Rock, a neurosurgeon at Henry Ford Health System explains acoustic neuroma brain tumors, the type Kelly Stafford revealed she has. Henry Ford Health System, Detroit Free Press

Six months after Kelly Stafford underwent brain surgery, she and husband, Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford, sat down with ESPN's Jeremy Schaap for an extended interview that will air during Monday Night Countdown, leading up to Detroit Lions-Green Bay Packers.

Earlier Monday, ESPN printed Kelly's first-person account of her experience, detailing her symptoms — she was diagnosed with acoustic neuroma, a benign tumor — and mindset, after sharing her story on social media before the April 17 surgery.