Ian Stuart was 26 and in the middle of doctoral studies at the University of California when he was diagnosed with a cavernous brainstem angioma. His symptoms which are, to this day, progressively worsening, are a Holmes' Tremor to the right side especially in the right arm; dysarthria (slurred speech); diplopia (double vision on extreme gaze); and gait ataxia (mobility difficulties.) After completing the Ph.D at the University of California, Ian taught at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. After two further years of teaching on the East Coast of America, he returned to England in 2002 where he “chose” to live with the condition. As Stuart has observed, “only time will tell whether I have chosen wisely.”