“Will I be able to do Sudoku?”

That was the first question Grace Jou asked neurosurgeon Jeffrey Weinberg, M.D., who performed a craniotomy to remove a high-grade glioma from her brain nearly 18 months ago.

Grace, a 71-year-old mother, grandmother and resident of Sugar Land, hadn’t felt sick. Originally from Taiwan, Grace moved to Texas as a young woman, pursuing education and a career in Austin and San Antonio. When she...