lucky break

Today's troubles in the U.S. economy and labor market could very well turn out to be a lucky break for the next president, no matter who is elected.

Thomas Sedowski saw the big white dot on his brain scan, but thought he'd gotten a lucky break when the doctor called it a "lesion." Soon he found himself immersed in the complicated, jargon-filled world of cancer.

He and other iReporters share insights and advice about life with a brain tumor.