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The Counsel of Trent

#1109 - An Update on my Wife's Recovery from Brain Surgery

The Counsel of Trent

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🗓️ 17 December 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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In this episode Laura joins Trent to share what they've learned after her surgery to remove a tumor caused by brain cancer. To support this channel: https://www.patreon.com/counseloftrent [NEW] Counsel of Trent merch: https://shop.catholic.com/apologists-alley/trent-horn-resources/ Be sure to keep up with our socials! https://www.tiktok.com/@counseloftrent https://www.twitter.com/counseloftrent https://www.instagram.com/counseloftrentpodcast

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0:00.0

All right, welcoming back to the Council of Trent is the newer, leaner, slightly less brain matter, but still wonderful and bubbly, Mrs. Laura Horn.

0:10.3

We just wanted to give you guys an update on our journey, how everything's been going.

0:14.7

Laura had her brain tumor removed.

0:18.1

We have been recording this now all morning, trying so hard.

0:23.8

And I still, I can't believe I blanked on that.

0:26.1

Maybe I, maybe I have a tumor. Maybe I have a brain tumor.

0:29.7

You are so smart.

0:32.7

But yeah, I feel like my entire world has revolved around that date.

0:37.1

Like there was life before and life after. And he's

0:40.7

like, what was that date again? It is all just, it is all a tremendous blur to me.

0:46.1

July the fourth, because I'm pretty sure that was, it was the 23rd. Did you know our

0:51.3

Sinaquite is a compound word in ancient Greek that St. Paul probably formed as a neologism to, uh, anywho. I can remember those things, just not that. Relatives, names, your grandmother, what's her name? Blanche? I think maybe if it was, yeah, right from golden girls. Hey, I always, I would thank her for being a friend, yes. All right. So, because I want to talk about it

1:12.4

because it was not what we expected. We learned a lot from the process. We shared a little bit in the

1:18.3

hospital. I shared some videos. Laura was waving and saying hi. And she fully consented to that,

1:24.6

by the way. Texted me and asked, like, are you fully consenting?

1:29.0

Like, can you even, you sound really out of it.

1:33.0

I was probably pretty doped up, but I definitely consented.

1:37.9

Of course you consented.

1:39.3

And besides, good luck texting on that.

1:41.2

I'm there by your phone the whole time.

1:42.8

I'd just be like, Laura is fine. She's ready to perform. I am not turning my wife into Amanda Bynes. And if I am,

1:49.7

it's Amanda Bynne's early Nickelodeon, not present day.

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