The MRI scan revealed that the tumour had increased 4-fold since the previous scan in August and that it was highly likely to be a GBM4 malignant cancer and that the prognosis for this type of cancer was an average 12-14 months. We were absolutely devastated and shocked, neither I or my partner were ready in any way to hear that news and it caught us completely off-guard.
At this point we went into panic mode, we had…
We were still in shock having left the hospital with very little information to go on but after googling the various brain tumour types and treatments, a low-grade glioma didn’t seem like the worst possible diagnosis, the average survival duration seemed to be in the 10+ years, which while not great wasn’t terrible, all things considered. It was likely to require surgery to treat which seemed quite daunting, but the location…
36yr old male, partner and 2 young daughters, working in the City as a Finance Director.
Symptoms began in the middle of August, I was at work and experienced a twitch in my right hand while using a mouse that lasted for about 60 seconds. I had previously suffered a shoulder injury several years ago and put it down to that it was playing up and it must be a pinched nerve.
A week later while walking home I had another…
