Washington Post Not ‘just depression.’ She seemed trapped in a downward mental health spiral. The real cause was a profound shock. During a 10-hour operation, UVA neurosurgeon Ashok Asthagiri removed a grade 2 astrocytoma, a slow-growing malignancy that he said “could have been there for years.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/medical-mysteries/depression-medical-mystery-shocking-diagnosis/2021/01/22/86f88440-35a8-11eb-b59c-adb7153d10c2_story.html