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Kelly Stafford, wife of Detroit Lions QB, to have brain surgery Wednesday

Kelly Stafford, the wife of Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford was recently diagnosed with a brain tumor. Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press

The wife of Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford is scheduled to undergo surgery to remove a brain tumor on Wednesday, according to an Instagram post by her brother.

Kelly Stafford announced on the social media site earlier this month that she was diagnosed with a benign brain tumor and had elected to undergo surgery.

On Tuesday, Stafford took to Instagram to say she was packing for the hospital and "excited for this journey to come to an end and move on with my life!