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Hi. My husband is half way thru his chemo. Ends in June. We’ve booked a trip to Spain in sept following conversations with doctors and oncology who said defo go for it, he’s going thru the terrible treatments to be able to live a life etc. so… my question...
Hi, I have an injury from brain cancer surgery several years ago and had to quit my job for recovery. I need to re-mortgage my property but can't get this without another job or receiving benefits. I'm reluctant to go back to work because I suffer from...
Hi my son has just been diagnosed with a brain stem tumor. However due to where it is he could not have a biopsy so we don't know at what stage. He is very emotional crying a lot he finds it hard to control this. I am feeling so numb and helpless. He...
Hi, this is my first post. My 76 year old husband has recently been diagnosed with meningioma following a CT scan. He had an MRI yesterday and is due to see the neurosurgery outpatients tomorrow. Does anyone have any experience of this. It is affecting...
Hello, My dad had surgery 2 weeks ago and starting soon chimio and radiotherapy. He is 80 years old and never had pain in his life of anything. Please help me out with any information about this incredibly difficult disease, is there anything i could...
This is my last week of treatment, until I have my 4 week break. Chemotherapy 7days a week, and radiotherapy 5 days a week is almost up. Thursday will be my last day. I'm feeling quite Lucky to have dealt with the treatment early on well. Only the last...
I’m living in Australia. My sister had her craniotomy yesterday, I’ve booked my flight and I’m on way over tomorrow to be with her to help her recover. Any tips on how I can help her while I’m in uk? Her speech is quite slow at present which I’m told...
I’ve been living with a stage 4 astrocytoma for nearly two years and feeling more or less ok (the perimenopause isn’t helping but still). I’m still enjoying my life, my family and friends, and have a lot to be thankful for. I do get tired sometimes...
My wife has completed 20 cycles of brain RT and 10 more cycles to go. she has been on 2 mg Dexamethasone since November. Will they stop it after finishing RT, can she take 1 mg( half tablet) from now and stop it after RT finishes Or will they continue...
Hello there... this is my first post in the group . I've read through a lot of the post but don't see many of you talking about the symptoms we have to deal with because our brains are a little mashed! At the start I couldn't walk, talk properly...
