Timothy Day writes that "the operation was successful, but he lived for many years in constant fear of the tumour recurring, and from 1908 to 1913 the shadow of death lay over his life."
Timothy Day escribe que "a operación foi exitosa, mais viviu durante moitos anos cun terror constante a que o tumor se reproducira, e dende 1908 a 1913 a sombra da morte estaba sobre a súa vida".