With so much at stake, Kelly Stafford was fearful of what her future might hold.
Kelly, wife of Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford, had a 12-hour surgical procedure in April to remove a benign brain tumor called acoustic neuroma. The duration of the procedure, initially planned to last six hours at University of Michigan Hospital, doubled because of complications the doctors encountered during surgery.
Her recovery has been steady and after initially being limited to barely walking, she is getting back to normal, including some kickboxing and rigorous activities, according to an interview aired exclusively on WDIV-TV (Channel 4).