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‘I won the match of my life’: Teddy Wong overcame rare brain tumor in high school

Teddy Wong was hospitalized and diagnosed with a rare brain tumor after suffering a grand mal seizure. (Photo courtesy of Shelly Wong.)

Feb. 11, 2020 was the day Teddy Wong’s life changed forever.

Just three weeks prior, Teddy — a sophomore in high school at the time — had experienced a grand mal seizure in the middle of the night and was rushed to the hospital.

After several tests, it was his mother and father who received the news first — a benign tumor was found in Teddy’s brain, pressing on his optic nerve and requiring surgery.