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I am so overwhelmed by the kind and understanding responses. I wanted to reply personally to the latest response but can't work out how to so I apologise. I do realise I need emotional support, not an easy thing to admit. We are at the hospital on Tuesday...
Hi I'm new here my name is Amy. My dad has just been diagnosed with stage 4 brain cancer we have just been told that he only has at most 12 months to live. Everything has happened so fast my world has come crashing down in the space of 7 weeks. Me alongside...
Hello, I lost my husband to GBM last year. I feel all your pain and I have the utmost respect and empathy for you all. I have been hiking for the last 12 months to help with my mental health. In two weeks I will start to hike from Ben Nevis to Snowdon...
My husband has recently been diagnosed with brain tumours and is undergoing tests to determine a treatment plan. He had a sinus biopsy last week after which he developed a water infection and now we are awaiting an appointment for a PET scan. Originally...
Hello, I’m really desperate for some help and I don’t know where else to go or who to ask. My mum has been diagnosed with a right frontal lobe secondary brain tumour. She’s had the surgery and we’re waiting for a plan and prognosis. She has suffered with...
Hi , I was diagnosed with an inoperable grade 2 Astrocytoma 4 years ago at the age of 48 and have remained stable following radiotherapy and chemotherapy. I now have scans every 6 months …. Awkwardly in June (my birthday) and December. Every time I...
Hi there so I am six weeks post surgery doing well. They removed 75 percent of the tumour which was low grade but have said there are some concerning bits that are looking more like a grade 3 and wrapped round blood vessels. I start Radio Therapy next...
Had a seizure in work two weeks ago tomorrow, diagnosed with a brain tumour that evening. Sent home as I had no other symptoms. Haven’t heard anything since. I’m a single parent to my 9 year old son and have my own business with staff who depend on me...
Hello everyone , I was diagnosed with a,primary brain tumour on 25 May 2022 I was told that the tumour was a glioblastoma Idm wild type grade 4. I had a 97% resection on 24th June 2022 and am waiting to start chemotherapy and radiotherapy on I had 24th...
Hi, new here so apologies if this should be somewhere else but my wife has had a primary brain tumour removed and has just finished a combined six week course of radio and chemotherapy. She’s lost some hair, particularly around the area where she has...
