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\u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003Cspan>\u003C/span>Such surgeries require intense preplanning and familiarity with the patient's normal functioning, and the team met with the patient six or seven times in the 10 days leading up to the surgery. \u003C/p>\u003Cp>\"When we operate on the brain, we are operating on the sense of self, so we need to make sure that we do not damage the patient as a person — their personality, the way they feel emotions, the way they get through life,\" Brogna told CBS News. \"The patient will tell you what is important in his life and it is your job to protect his wishes.\"\u003C/p>","embedUrl":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CnwQmkYXNo","name":"Man was awake and playing the saxophone throughout his entire 9-hour brain tumor surgery","thumbnailUrl":"https://assets.rebelmouse.io/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJpbWFnZSI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXNzZXRzLnJibC5tcy8zMTk1NTc4Mi9vcmlnaW4uanBnIiwiZXhwaXJlc19hdCI6MTc5MzQzNDIyMH0.R2gppwgqBE3JHAdSXxjFyutM84MVcpFufl6tSgHnlTQ/img.jpg?width=980","uploadDate":"2023-01-24T23:52:00Z","url":"https://www.upworthy.com/man-played-saxophone-during-complex-brain-surgery-rp?rebelltitem=1#rebelltitem1"}