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Hi everyone I hope you don’t mind me joining in i am mid 40s with a wife and 4 children. I’m new here, I was recently diagnosed with a stage 4 glioblastoma. It started out about 8 weeks ago I was sent to accident and emergency department because...
Hi everyone, about 2 weeks ago we had the devastating news that my dad in his early 50’s has a large inoperable tumour in his brain stem. He presented no symptoms at all until his vision doubled and had a slight pins and needles feeling. This also means...
My dad has just recently been diagnosed with a grade 4 brain tumour , he has just started radiotherapy and today started his chemotherapy drug too, as you can imagine it has been quite a shock for us all and we are still trying to get our heads around...
Hello all! My dad {64} has been diagnosed with stage 4 gliamastoma. We, as a very close family are shocked and devastated. I dragged him to a and e 11 days ago as his words were jumbked and saying wrong words etc. I thought he'd had mini strokes but...
SA message care on email asking if I needed to talk. I wanted to reply that I am not ready. But I can't find the place to respond. Maybe it's a computer generated email? Anyway thank you. I am slowly telling my friends....its not easy and for us it doesn...
Hi, My Mum, who is 70years old was diagnosed two weeks ago with a grade 4 GBM. I have just been to Addenbrookes with her today where the doctor said they couldn’t do anything because of where the GBM is and it’s too risky to operate and any chemo or radiology...
Hi everyone , My dear beloved mum has today opted for whole head radiation . Im now concerned it’s prolonging the inevitable and to succumb sooner would be a release . Mums had two recent surgery’s , which she coped with incredibly well. , But sadly...
Hello, I have just signed up. I am not really sure what to type as I lay awake reading some of these posts. I feel terrible for the posts I see so far and know our stories are individual hell to us all. But yet, I still can’t help feeling guilty for...
Hi everyone, I am new here and am glad to have come across this wonderful resource. Caring for my husband is extra challenging and stressful for me at times because I have long believed that he also shows many characteristics of autism and ADHD. He...
My husband 51, was diagnosed with GBM in April 2021. We have two daughters, 16 & 19. His first symptoms were severe headache/neck ache and eyesight problems, resulting in him not being able to work or drive. Our GP noticed pressure buildup behind one...
